In the analysis of the association between rs401681 and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) risks, all of the contrast models showed similar results except the CT vs. CC genetic model (OR = 0.93, 95 % CI = 0.84-1.02, P het = 0.568).
We found that the rs401681C/T allele in the TERT-CLPTM1L gene was associated with the risk of non-small cell lung cancer [NSCLC; P = 0.012, odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.09-1.50], but was not associated with the risk of small cell lung cancer (P = 0.571, OR = 1.15, 95%CI = 0.82-1.47).