Review26 Sep 2026

Active Human Transposable Elements: Long-Read Sequencing Technologies, Computational Analysis, and Implications for Human Disease

Biomolecules

Abstract · CC BY

Transposable elements (TEs) account for nearly half of the human genome and shape chromatin organization, gene regulation, and genome evolution. However, their contributions to human physiology and disease remain incompletely understood.

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Vörösvácki D, Szakállas N, Kalmár A et al.

Biomolecules · 27 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.3390/biom16091247 PubMed

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