Two SNPs in TERT (rs2736100 and rs2853676) directly influenced lung cancer risk (OR = 0.76 per T allele, p = 1.2×10−4, FDR q = 2.5×10−4, and OR = 1.17 per A allele, p = 0.031, FDR q = 0.031, respectively). Here, TERT is linked to lung cancer.