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51 | slug == longevity-TERT
51 | title == Do People With Longer Telomeres Live Longer Lives? (TERT)
51 | meta_description == Are your DNA-protecting telomeres too short? Can you live longer by lengthening them? Check your TERT gene and find out here.
51 | summary == <p><strong>Telomeres are the protective caps on your chromosomes. Without them, your DNA would be damaged, and you would risk degenerative disease and premature aging. Are your telomeres too short? Can you live longer by lengthening them? Check your TERT gene and find out here.</strong></p>
51 | overall_score_text == Longevity Score (based on TERT gene)
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51 | author_id == 1
51 | author_name == Jasmine Foster
51 | author_title == BSc, BEd
51 | author_order == 36
51 | author_photo == https://sd-selfdecode-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/author-photo/Jasmine.jpg
51 | author_intro == <p><strong>Jasmine received her BS from McGill University and her BEd from Vancouver Island University.</strong></p>    <p>Jasmine loves helping people understand their brains and bodies, a passion that grew out of her dual background in biology and education. From the chem lab to the classroom, everyone has the right to learn and make informed decisions about their health.</p>
51 | reviewer_id == 2
51 | reviewer_name == Joe Cohen
51 | reviewer_title == BS
51 | medical_reviewer_id == 11
51 | medical_reviewer_name == Puya Yazdi
51 | medical_reviewer_title == MD
51 | publish_date == 2019
51 | publish_date == 9
51 | publish_date == 23
51 | avg_rating == 5.0
51 | tags_id == 164
51 | tags_name == Cancer
51 | tags_id == 67
51 | tags_name == Chronic Disease
51 | tags_id == 101
51 | tags_name == Longevity
51 | tags_id == 163
51 | tags_name == Telomerase
51 | tags_id == 162
51 | tags_name == Telomeres
51 | tags_id == 161
51 | tags_name == TERT Gene
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51 | content_article == <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is Telomerase?</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Telomeres are sequences of DNA at the ends of each chromosome. They don&rsquo;t code for anything; instead, their job is to protect your DNA from damage while it&rsquo;s being copied. Each time your cells divide, your DNA duplicates, and your telomeres get shorter [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896987/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When your telomeres are too short to protect your DNA, your cells enter a state called senescence: they stop dividing. Ultimately, if these cells trigger the DNA damage response (DDR), they will be tagged for death [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896987/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5425118/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Telomerase is an enzyme that adds more nucleotides to the end of the telomere, elongating them. This allows your cells to divide and grow for longer [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896987/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; background-color: #e8ebfc; border-left: 2px solid #4569fa; display: block; padding: 20px;">Telomerase is an enzyme that lengthens telomeres, the sequences of protective DNA at the ends of chromosomes.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Telomeres and the Science of Aging</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Researchers have long suspected that shortening telomeres are among the causes of aging.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In adult tissues, there isn&rsquo;t enough telomerase to keep up with cell division. Gradually, over the course of our lifespans, our telomeres get shorter and shorter, and more and more of our cells enter senescence. Thus, older people can&rsquo;t grow and regenerate their tissues as effectively as younger people [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896987/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5425118/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Short telomeres have also been linked with degenerative diseases and premature aging in humans. In this light, many researchers have attempted to discover whether activating telomerase and elongating telomeres can prevent or delay aging in humans and animals [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896987/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5425118/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3494070/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Can Telomeres Make You Live Longer?</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Telomere extension has already worked as an anti-aging strategy in animal models.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In one memorable study, middle-aged and older mice (one and two years old) were treated with gene therapy that increased their </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TERT</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> expression. Those that received the treatment lived for 13-24% longer than those without. Best of all? There were no apparent side effects to the procedure [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3494070/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is important because some research suggests that excess telomerase activity may increase the risk of some types of cancer. For a more complete discussion of telomeres, </span><a href="https://selfhacked.com/blog/telomerase-telomeres-aging/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">check out this post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="background-color: #e8ebfc; border-left: 2px solid #4569fa; display: block; padding: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cells with shortened telomeres can&rsquo;t divide, and mice that received gene therapy to increase </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TERT </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">expression lived longer. Thus, shortening telomeres may be a cause of aging.</span></span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your TERT Results for Longevity</span></h2> <p>*8455598317195724*</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hold on tight: the </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TERT</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> gene has a lot of known variations. Most people will probably have a mix of variations that increase and decrease relative telomere length, so it&rsquo;s important to look at as many SNPs as possible to see which way you lean.</span></p> <p><strong>TERT rs10069690</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;C&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;T&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 16% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;TT&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2736100</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;C&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of glioma</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, increased risk of degenerative lung disease</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 27% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;AA&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs13167280</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;G&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 80% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;GG&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2075786</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;G&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 21% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;GG&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2242652</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;G&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 3% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;AA&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2735940</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;G&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 24% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;GG&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2736098</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;C&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;T&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 10% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;TT&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2736108</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;T&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;C&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 55% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;CC&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2853669</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;G&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 13% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;GG&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2853672</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;C&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 29% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;CC&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2853676</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;C&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;T&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 8% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;TT&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs2853677</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;G&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 17% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;GG&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs4975605</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;C&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 12% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;AA&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>TERT rs7705526</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;A&rsquo; = Increased relative telomere length, longer possible lifespan, may increase the risk of some cancers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">&lsquo;C&rsquo; = Decreased relative telomere length, may increase the risk of some degenerative diseases</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">About 47% of people worldwide have the &lsquo;CC&rsquo; genotype (short telomeres)</span></li> </ul> <p>*4971681966885557*</p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recommendations to Increase Telomere Length</span></h2> <p>*7068792065533895*</p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Should You Increase Telomerase?</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All this talk of cancer can be pretty scary. It may make you ask whether you should try to increase telomerase at all, given the risk. The short answer is:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you have SNPs that shorten your telomeres, yes.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If your telomeres are relatively long, it </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">still probably won&rsquo;t hurt.</span></em></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just make sure you talk to your doctor before making significant changes to your exercise, diet, or supplement regimes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many of the lifestyle choices, diet options, and supplements that have been shown to increase telomere length also increase longevity and decrease cancer risk. So you can have your cake (long telomeres) and eat it too (avoid side effects of increased telomerase) [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551964/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829867/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6674"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5691680/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19735238"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769194/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">]!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you&rsquo;re still worried, remember that many, many factors affect cancer risk. Choose strategies to prevent the development of tumors to maximize your benefit from telomerase.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lifestyle</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">People who are under a lot of psychological </span><a href="https://selfhacked.com/blog/63-factors-raising-stress-cortisol-level-backed-science/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">stress</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> have shorter telomeres than those who aren&rsquo;t stressed or who manage stress well. Some stressors are difficult or impossible to remove from your life, but if you can, you should try to de-stress with hobbies like </span><a href="https://selfhacked.com/blog/meditation/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meditation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://selfhacked.com/blog/health-benefits-yoga/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">yoga</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. These activities have been found to increase telomere length and other age-related markers of health [</span><a href="https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5278216/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19735236"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6134740/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diet</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">People who eat the Mediterranean diet tend to have longer telomeres than those who don&rsquo;t. The Mediterranean diet is also well-known to improve markers of aging and even lifespan [</span><a href="http://www.bmj.com/cgi/doi/10.1136/bmj.g6674"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6279126/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902736/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">EGCG, an active component in </span><a href="http://selfhacked.com/blog/green-tea/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">green tea</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, may be able to increase telomere length and has also been linked to healthy aging and longevity [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22000973"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286704/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Caloric restriction and </span><a href="http://selfhacked.com/blog/intermittent-fasting/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">intermittent fasting</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are controversial as a means of telomere extension. In animal studies, calorie restriction has increased in telomerase activity and telomere length, but human studies have been contradictory. Still, intermittent fasting and calorie restriction have been tentatively linked to longer lifespan, so they may be worth a try [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551964/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389018/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6128599/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Supplements</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few supplements have been shown to increase telomere length. The first, and perhaps the most dramatic, is </span><a href="http://selfhacked.com/blog/astragalus/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">astragalus</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which directly stimulates telomerase activity [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758356/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5178008/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In mice, nicotinamide mononucleotide (</span><a href="https://selfhacked.com/blog/nicotinamide-mononucleotide/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">NMN</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">) has been shown to lengthen telomeres; this is one of the reasons why NMN has a reputation as an anti-aging supplement [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30930169"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6342515/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As mentioned above, </span><a href="http://selfhacked.com/blog/green-tea/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">EGCG</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (from green tea or as a supplement) may increase telomere length and lifespan [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22000973"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286704/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finally, </span><a href="https://selfhacked.com/blog/lithium-deficiency/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lithium deficiency</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> may prevent telomerase from doing its job and, as a result, shorten your telomeres. If you are at risk of lithium deficiency, you might want to consider </span><a href="https://selfhacked.com/blog/the-benefits-of-lithium/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lithium orotate</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> supplements [</span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5854802/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30559463"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26621262"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3370421/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">R</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">].</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Note:</strong> Believe it or not, the <em>TERT</em> gene is mentioned in the <a href="https://selfhacked.com/blog/why-the-ice-bucket-challenge-is-so-popular-it-functions-like-heroin/">mood</a><a href="https://get.selfdecode.com/mood/"> report</a>, along with 91 other genes. If you'd like to learn what telomerase has to do with your mood, check it out.</span></p>
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51 | content_learn_more_8455598317195724_text == Based on the variants we looked at, your TERT gene activity and telomere length are roughly average. You can increase them by making lifestyle, diet, and supplement choices that lengthen telomeres and increase lifespan. Keep scrolling to see how.
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rsStatus = rs2853676,TERT,chr5,1288432,T,A,C,,29,0,Normal
rsStatus = rs2736108,,chr5,1297373,C,T,,,27,0,Normal
rsStatus = rs2242652,TERT,chr5,1279913,G,A,,,11,21,HET
rsStatus = rs4975605,TERT,chr5,1275413,C,A,,,5,26,HET
rsStatus = rs2853669,TERT,chr5,1295234,A,C,G,,26,0,Normal
rsStatus = rs7705526,TERT,chr5,1285859,C,A,G,T,20,14,HET
rsStatus = rs2736100,TERT,chr5,1286401,C,A,,,16,12,HET
rsStatus = rs13167280,TERT,chr5,1280362,G,A,,,33,0,Normal
