Tumour telomere length

1. Matched-normal telomere length is associated with tumour telomere length in humans (r = 0.395).

   “The Spearman correlation is 0.395 in TCGA, with positive associations in 22 of 23 cancer types.”

   Humansin TCGA

   A replicated patient-specific component of tumour telomere length across two pan-cancer cohorts

   bioRxiv·1 Sep 2026Preprint

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