highly significantp=5.04×10 −8
We initially observed that when cases with relatively short telomeres (ie, in the first and/or second quartiles) were studied, the effect of the rs10936599 genotype was not significant, whereas a significant effect was seen in the third quartile and a highly significant effect (ln(OR) −0.43, p=5.04×10 −8 ) was seen in the fourth quartile.