The relative expression level of TERT and TREC transcripts was 8.2 ± 0.45 and 18.8 ± 4.79; 6.5 ± 0.56 and 17.3 ± 2.99; and 2.6 ± 0.29 and 11.8 ± 6.67% in the untreated A-549, MDA-MB-231 and U87-MG cancer cells, respectively. Here, TERT is linked to cancer.