Professor of Epidemiology, Tulane Cancer Center, SL-66, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Prof. Dr. Prescott Deininger
Professor of Epidemiology, Tulane Cancer Center, SL-66, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Alu elements are primate-specific repeats and comprise 11% of the human genome. They have wide-ranging influences on gene expression. Their contribution to genome evolution, gene regulation and disease is reviewed.