TERT and renal cell carcinoma: Our research indicated that TERC-rs35073794 and TERT-rs10069690 were associated with an increased risk of RCC in an allele model (OR =2.39, 95% CI = 0.99-5.80, p = 0.047; OR =1.39, 95% CI = 1.07-1.81, p = 0.014, respectively).