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Atlas Biomed, which has offices in London, offered to provide insights into people's genetic make up as well as their predisposition to certain illnesses.

From BBC

A previvor is essentially someone who has a genetic predisposition to certain cancers, but who may or may not currently have cancer.

From Salon

Results showed apnea events during REM to be a critical factor contributing to verbal memory decline, especially among individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's and those with a parental history of the disease.

"We set out to determine the occurrence of traumatic stress in ASD, and to understand the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the reported predisposition to PTSD," said Dr Al Abed.

I understand that you might be curious to learn the information in this film because you’re predisposed to being interested, and that predisposition is also fine.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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