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. 2022 Jan 13;2(1):100084. doi: 10.1016/j.xgen.2021.100084

Table 1.

59 variants independently associated with telomere length, mapping to 36 loci, in 109,122 ancestrally diverse (African, European, Hispanic/Latino, Asian) individuals from TOPMed


Single variant analysis in pooled trans-population sample
p values from joint model
Effect sizes from joint model
Cochran’s Q (p value)
Chr Locus SNP Prior GWAS Annotation MAC p value Percent variation explained Trans- population European African Hispanic/ Latino Asian Trans- population European African Hispanic/ Latino Asian
1 ZMYM4 rs11581846 7 87500 3.04E−10 0.036% 1.74E−11 7.99E−5 8.80E−3 3.37E−6 4.13E−1 −19.9 −21.1 −15.0 −24.6 −8.7 0.44
1 BCL2L15 rs2296176 7 33274 2.84E−10 0.036% 1.52E−10 6.57E−8 2.38E−3 3.16E−1 2.07E−2 −19.5 −22.4 −22.0 −7.3 −26.9 0.28
1 PARP1 rs1136410 Known missense 36395 9.32E−20 0.076% 9.14E−22 6.10E−9 1.02E−2 7.51E−7 2.04E−4 −29.3 −26.0 −23.7 −29.5 −32.5 0.87
2 ACYP2 rs17189743 Known missense 3741 7.18E−12 0.043% 4.24E−11 2.70E−6 2.52E−1 5.20E−6 1.94E−1 −55.4 −50.7 −30.4 −82.4 −46.8 0.34
2 rs144980386 deletion 28773 1.32E−17 0.067% 1.99E−17 7.78E−13 7.32E−4 1.45E−4 6.78E−1 27.5 33.6 21.2 30.5 4.8 0.08
3 LINC00901 rs961617801 6 12 1.25E−11 0.042% 4.81E−11 2.82E−10 1009.6 1038.5
3 TERC rs12637184 Known 4 47452 1.30E−96 0.399% 1.58E−103 1.02E−50 1.84E−15 7.32E−30 2.33E−11 −59.8 −57.0 −65.8 −66.1 −57.3 0.51
3 rs9826466 N/A 4066 3.25E−17 0.065% 3.66E−21 2.04E−01 7.28E−19 2.96E−03 −77.0 253.9 −77.6 −77.8 0.25
3 P3H2 rs10937417 7 80209 6.89E−10 0.035% 1.89E−10 9.04E−5 1.65E−5 2.33E−3 6.30E−1 14.6 13.5 17.9 17.1 −4.4 0.16
4 SLC2A2 rs4235345 6 44302 3.82E−9 0.032% 1.88E−9 3.24E−7 4.39E−2 1.86E−2 5.70E−2 16.8 19.8 12.8 13.2 47.1 0.41
4 NAF1 rs60735607∗ Known 6 57418 0.003964 0.008% 4.43E−12 4.45E−7 7.20E−3 5.33E−4 9.94E−1 −18.5 −20.0 −12.9 −22.4 −0.1 0.43
4 rs113580095 7 290 4.72E−18 0.069% 1.63E−16 2.57E−8 7.12E−2 3.40E−7 −254.7 −231.9 −287.8 −257.9 0.89
4 rs1351222 7 50104 3.27E−26 0.103% 1.60E−32 9.04E−16 1.50E−7 6.80E−11 6.58E−3 32.7 32.7 28.9 41.2 28.9 0.49
5 TERT rs192999400 Known 5 2470 3.10E−15 0.057% 8.21E−23 2.15E−1 3.90E−17 3.42E−3 6.19E−2 101.3 88.7 97.4 96.9 108.4 1.00
5 rs6897196 5 102081 1.87E−83 0.344% 6.04E−13 7.24E−4 7.90E−8 1.87E−2 1.46E−1 20.8 16.2 25.2 16.8 23.4 0.55
5 rs7705526∗∗ 7 64162 1.64E−92 0.382% 2.01E−18 1.16E−11 7.73E−4 1.46E−3 6.47E−2 30.0 35.5 22.5 27.1 34.1 0.47
5 rs2853677∗∗ 5 80905 8.17E−65 0.265% 1.25E−19 9.27E−7 8.88E−10 1.33E−5 8.34E−2 −23.9 −17.7 −33.9 −28.9 −22.0 0.08
5 rs34052286 3a 6173 1.50E−12 0.046% 5.47E−22 3.86E−1 1.09E−14 2.39E−5 −66.0 −59.3 −61.6 −74.3 0.80
5 rs114616103∗ 7 4527 2.39E−7 0.024% 2.03E−13 1.44E−9 2.09E−2 1.72E−2 4.93E−1 −57.2 −59.2 −37.9 −57.6 −71.9 0.73
5 CXXC5 rs75903170 2b 11895 5.69E−10 0.035% 7.01E−10 2.83E−4 2.58E−6 8.14E−2 4.31E−1 29.6 25.5 46.7 22.3 12.6 0.19
6 HSPA1A rs1008438 2b 106908 3.42E−17 0.065% 6.64E−19 3.61E−9 1.40E−4 4.10E−7 1.71E−2 −20.3 −19.7 −18.4 −25.7 −20.5 0.73
7 POT1 rs720613 Known 7 62325 1.27E−26 0.105% 1.37E−27 2.59E−18 5.87E−6 3.63E−5 2.51E−2 −26.3 −31.3 −20.4 −24.6 −21.0 0.26
7 rs202187871 missense 27 4.89E−12 0.044% 6.72E−13 6.42E−12 738.3 719.6
7 TNP03 rs7783384 5 92528 2.34E−12 0.045% 6.10E−12 1.22E−7 1.47E−3 2.54E−2 2.04E−2 −15.2 −17.8 −13.3 −11.4 −19.8 0.64
8 TERF1 rs183633026 Known 7 1132 1.59E−10 0.038% 1.45E−10 3.48E−2 7.67E−1 1.51E−9 99.4 75.4 −22.0 109.6 0.18
8 rs73687065 5 1676 3.10E−12 0.045% 8.10E−12 7.74E−1 2.76E−10 5.71E−3 85.3 24.9 87.4 97.0 0.74
8 rs10112752 7 78968 4.59E−13 0.048% 9.83E−12 5.13E−9 5.69E−3 4.16E−2 2.83E−2 −15.8 −19.2 −12.6 −11.2 −26.2 0.40
10 NOC3L rs3758526 missense 32511 6.80E−12 0.043% 5.77E−13 1.63E−5 2.70E−5 1.38E−2 1.42E−2 −22.0 −21.1 −22.6 −19.8 −23.1 0.99
10 NKX2-3 rs10883359 7 54905 3.60E−12 0.044% 9.34E−11 5.46E−5 5.14E−6 3.46E−2 1.70E−1 −16.5 −14.5 −28.1 −11.9 −11.9 0.19
10 OBFC1 rs10883948 Known 7 94489 2.04E−34 0.137% 3.97E−12 1.20E−5 3.99E−4 2.18E−2 6.42E−4 −18.8 −15.7 −24.2 −13.9 −46.8 0.11
10 rs112163720∗ 4 15559 0.440005 0.001% 4.86E−16 9.57E−7 4.34E−7 3.69E−4 9.38E−4 37.1 48.1 39.1 35.3 54.9 0.66
10 rs9420907∗∗ 3a 54838 3.90E−83 0.342% 6.80E−54 3.65E−18 6.94E−19 6.79E−13 9.41E−1 −49.2 −44.3 −52.4 −53.8 −2.4 0.30
10 rs111447985 2a 2391 2.29E−24 0.095% 3.03E−35 4.94E−3 2.24E−2 5.44E−22 2.81E−10 131.9 120.7 98.1 143.4 137.2 0.77
11 ATM rs61380955 Known 7 105969 2.47E−17 0.066% 1.11E−18 5.79E−14 2.97E−4 2.47E−3 9.19E−2 −19.6 −24.8 −15.6 −15.7 −14.6 0.24
13 KBTBD7 rs1411041 6 85572 6.29E−14 0.052% 6.65E−15 1.46E−8 6.04E−4 1.13E−3 1.77E−2 22.4 25.5 20.5 20.2 20.8 0.87
14 TINF2 rs28372734 Known 4 2648 1.74E−27 0.108% 1.27E−30 4.91E−2 3.42E−6 4.59E−9 7.26E−10 112.6 120.9 103.9 132.1 94.8 0.59
14 rs8016076 2b 1977 1.80E−11 0.041% 4.46E−13 1.01E−1 1.70E−10 6.73E−3 83.8 374.8 80.9 87.5 0.43
14 rs41293824 5 1543 1.31E−9 0.034% 1.87E−10 7.43E−1 1.83E−7 2.58E−4 83.1 40.9 76.5 125.7 0.40
14 DCAF4 rs2572 Known 5 20731 5.14E−12 0.044% 6.70E−14 2.00E−7 1.07E−4 3.42E−3 1.75E−3 28.0 27.7 36.5 25.5 33.8 0.80
15 ATP8B4 rs7172615 4 41027 4.31E−9 0.032% 3.53E−10 1.14E−7 3.77E−3 1.96E−1 1.90E−1 −17.8 −20.3 −21.4 −8.7 −12.0 0.41
16 TERF2 rs9925619 Known 7 66224 3.01E−14 0.053% 7.84E−15 3.03E−4 1.01E−7 1.02E−6 5.10E−1 18.6 13.1 22.5 27.9 8.9 0.10
16 CLEC18C rs62049363 7 61724 4.09E−10 0.036% 3.25E−11 5.24E−7 1.44E−1 4.80E−4 3.52E−1 −16.8 −16.7 −11.2 −19.4 −8.5 0.69
16 RFWD3 rs7193541 Known missense 93079 1.47E−16 0.063% 3.18E−17 3.39E−12 5.63E−5 1.66E−3 5.21E−1 −18.7 −22.9 −16.8 −16.9 −5.6 0.24
16 MPHOSPH6 rs2967355 Known 6 34993 3.96E−19 0.073% 2.04E−20 2.69E−11 1.58E−4 4.86E−7 9.91E−1 −28.2 −26.2 −33.8 −36.8 −0.1 0.05
16 BANP rs12934497 5 77109 9.15E−10 0.034% 8.16E−0 1.53E−5 1.62E−3 5.66E−3 1.15E−1 14.6 14.1 15.2 15.2 31.8 0.86
18 TYMS rs150119891∗ 5 1320 2.27E−7 0.025% 1.92E−11 3.69E−10 2.80E−1 2.89E−3 −98.8 −104.9 −52.3 −160.9 0.32
18 rs8088781 5 25774 2.49E−15 0.057% 8.91E−32 2.78E−15 1.75E−8 8.74E−9 8.66E−2 −50.6 −56.0 −40.8 −59.3 −160.9 0.21
18 rs2612101∗ 5 56194 0.407696 0.001% 6.29E−16 7.76E−7 2.11E−4 5.13E−8 3.89E−2 26.0 29.4 18.4 35.1 171.4 0.05
18 SETBP1 rs2852770 7 46513 1.00E-11 0.042% 1.15E-12 2.32E-09 4.37E-02 1.23E-04 7.01E-01 −19.0 −25.1 −9.4 −24.3 −4.1 0.03
19 ZNF257/ZNF676 rs8105767∗∗ Known 6 76591 3.59E−18 0.069% 1.52E−18 6.32E−9 1.14E−7 5.00E−3 5.14E−3 20.3 20.8 22.2 15.0 25.5 0.68
20 SAMHD1 rs2342113 6 51830 4.62E−18 0.069% 1.58E−19 2.50E−13 4.00E−4 1.34E−6 3.67E−1 −23.7 −33.8 −16.1 −27.4 −7.7 0.01
20 RTEL1 rs41308088 Known 5 14105 1.58E−10 0.038% 8.42E−16 6.46E−15 6.24E−2 4.61E−2 2.05E−1 37.1 45.3 25.1 20.1 58.1 0.12
20 rs79981941 6 21592 1.46E−23 0.092% 1.37E−12 5.06E−6 4.73E−3 5.48E−6 9.09E−2 −26.7 −26.4 −18.6 −39.1 −47.5 0.25
20 rs41309367∗∗ 5 71377 2.52E−33 0.133% 1.01E−42 5.92E−23 1.49E−15 9.58E−9 6.05E−1 −34.1 −37.0 −38.0 −33.0 −5.1 0.02
20 rs35640778 missense 2354 2.31E−28 0.112% 1.47E−38 3.77E−29 2.06E−7 1.11E−4 9.25E−1 −140.5 −141.8 −176.3 −116.7 13.8 0.42
20 rs181080831 synonymous 675 6.40E−17 0.064% 7.53E−19 8.00E−18 8.50E−1 1.39E−2 180.5 199.5 15.5 133.0 0.07
22 TYMP rs361725 3a 101750 1.36E−10 0.038% 8.26E−12 3.97E−11 2.32E−1 4.11E−2 2.39E−2 −15.6 −22.1 −5.4 −10.6 −21.2 0.02
X VSIG4 rs12394264 4 50912 9.67E−16 0.059% 5.36E−17 1.57E−7 1.94E−5 4.13E−5 7.28E−1 19.0 19.2 15.7 20.6 13.3 0.85
X GAB3 rs2728723 5 63517 1.21E−12 0.046% 3.47E−12 4.45E−8 8.67E−2 7.96E−4 4.55E−2 13.2 15.7 6.0 14.4 17.0 0.17

Loci are labeled as known if the sentinel variants in the locus were in LD (r2 ≥ 0.7) with previously reported GWAS association for telomere length. There are 5 variants marked with an asterisk where the primary analysis did not meet our threshold of p < 5 × 10−9; however, they reached significance after conditioning on significant variants mapping to the chromosome (detailed in Table S2). Variants marked with a double asterisk are direct matches to prior reported sentinel variants. Percentage of trait variation explained by each variant is provided from single-variant association tests. p values and effect sizes (in base pairs) are reported from a joint model including all variants. p values for effect heterogeneity across population groups were generated using Cochran’s Q statistic. MAC is the minor allele count from the full combined sample. For all exonic variants, detailed annotation is provided, while for all non-coding variants, the RegulomeDB score is given.

See also Tables S2 and S4.