The lead TERT variant in our MCPS study was rs2853677, with the G allele (MAF, 23%) conferring an increased risk of overall CH (OR = 1.31, 95% CI = [1.24, 1.37], P = 1.62 × 10−24), similar to what was reported in Europeans15. Here, TERT is linked to cyclic hematopoiesis.