Table 1 Examples of human diseases associated with transposon insertions

Chronic hemolytic anemia

Manco et al. (2006)

Cystic fibrosis

Chen et al. (2008)

Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy

Ostertag and Kazazian (2001) and Hu et al. (1991)

Hemophilia A

Ostertag and Kazazian (2001)

X-linked retinitis pigmentosa

Chen et al. (2006)

Colon cancer

Ostertag and Kazazian (2001) and Miki et al. (1992)

Beta-thalassemia

Ostertag and Kazazian (2001)

Huntington disease

Ostertag and Kazazian (2001)

Breast cancer

Ostertag and Kazazian (2001) and Miki et al. (1996)

Insulin-resistant diabetes

Shimada et al. (1990)

Fabry disease

Kornreich et al. (1990)

Acute myelogenous leukemia

Strout et al. (1998) and So et al. (1997)