predisposition
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“If somebody already has that predisposition, then they may have symptoms with small amounts of lactose.” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But a genetic predisposition and family history aren’t the only causes of a dissection.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Some did their exercises at times to match their body clock chronotype - the natural predisposition to morning or evening alertness - while others did the opposite.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Among other factors, they’ve identified genetic anomalies that may produce a predisposition to the condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
For a while she’d struggled against her predisposition.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Bonta said the failure resulted in a 2023 data breach which exposed genetic predispositions and risk factors of nearly seven million users, plus information about biological relatives, ancestry, and ethnicity.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
"The study shows that we are born with different genetic predispositions and that it is difficult to bring about long-term change in this regard through policy measures."
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
In the 1990s, teams of scientists — supported at least in part by NIH funding — tracked down the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes responsible for inherited predispositions to breast and other cancers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
That is where we dig deeper and the explanations for the differences in self-reported happiness may be mental health, personality traits, genetic predispositions, etc.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025
Venus turns out not to oblige our predispositions.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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