Alu insertion burden

Biomarker1 paper2 findings

Humans1

Interventions

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Smoking

no changein humans1Very low certainty

1 study

Smoking has no effect on Alu insertion burden in humans.
Humanscumulative smoking exposurelung
Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Somatic LINE-1 and Alu Retrotransposition Extending Beyond Lung Tumors into Adjacent Normal Tissue · Preprints.org · 28 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Upstream

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Age

upin humans1

1 study

Age increases Alu insertion burden in humans.
Humanslung
Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Somatic LINE-1 and Alu Retrotransposition Extending Beyond Lung Tumors into Adjacent Normal Tissue · Preprints.org · 28 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Latest

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Preprints.orgHumansPreprint29 Sep

Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Somatic LINE-1 and Alu Retrotransposition Extending Beyond Lung Tumors into Adjacent Normal Tissue