TERT and cancer: Researchers found that the TERT rs2736098 genotype variants (GA/AA) were statistically significantly associated with an increased risk of cancer (GA/AA and GG: OR 1.14 (1.04–1.25)), and in subsequent analyzes, rs2736098 is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer (OR 1.18 (1.07–1.29)) and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (OR 1.38 (1.20–1/59)) [24].