Variants in the TERT Gene Increase the Occurrence of Solar Lentigines by Modifying Telomerase Expression Exclusively in the Skin

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This study used data from the BASE-II, which has been supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research under grant numbers 16SV5538 (to L.B.) and 16SV5536K (to. E.S.-T.). The responsibility for the contents of this publication lies with its authors. C.M.L. was supported by the Heisenberg grant of the German Research Foundation (DFG; LI 2654/4–1). We thank Prof. Sebastian-Edgar Baumeister for helpful discussions and critical review of the manuscript. We thank the two reviewers for their thoughtful and constructive feedback on our manuscript. This study used data from the Berlin Aging Study II, which has been supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research under grant numbers 16SV5538 (to LB) and 16SV5536K (to ES-T). CML was supported by the Heisenberg grant of the German Research Foundation (LI 2654/4–1). We thank Sebastian-Edgar Baumeister for helpful discussions and critical review of the manuscript. We thank the 2 reviewers for their thoughtful and constructive feedback on our manuscript. Conceptualization: CML, LB; Data Curation: VH, JS, VD, ES-T, ID, LB; Formal Analysis: LD, OO, JH, JS, KB, CML; Writing – Original Draft Preparation: LD, CML; Writing – Review and Editing: LD, OO, JH, VH, JS, VD, ES-T, KB, ID, LB, CML, The responsibility for the contents of this publication lies with its authors.