# Genetic architecture of telomere length in 462,666 UK Biobank whole-genome sequences

*PRI Rank #15 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #15 |
| 18m citations | 38 |
| Journal | Nature Genetics |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41588-024-01884-7 |
| Corresponding authors | Oliver S Burren, Ryan S Dhindsa, Sri V V Deevi |
| Institution | AstraZeneca, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/molecular-biology-techniques-and-applications/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41588-024-01884-7](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01884-7)

## Topics

telomere length · UK Biobank · whole-genome sequencing · Quantitative PCR · joint telomere length metric · SNP heritability · exome-wide rare-variant association · gene-level collapsing analysis · ACD · RTEL1 · allelic series · clonal hematopoiesis · somatic mosaicism · myeloid cancers · SRSF2 · somatic variant analysis · clonal expansions · rare variants · gene-specific associations

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