genetic predisposition
genetic susceptibility

And there is a genetic predisposition to certain causes of death.

Talk to a family doctor about genetic predisposition and signs to look for over time.

Instead, there may be a genetic predisposition to learn to fear certain things more easily than others.

There's a large genetic predisposition, which may be inherited from the father or mother.

In addition, it is thought that genetic predisposition may be a factor.

A patient may have a simple genetic predisposition to the illness.

But they suspect that both a genetic predisposition and one's environment play a role.

"I think there are a subset with a genetic predisposition."

"A genetic predisposition toward cancer or heart disease does not mean the condition will develop."

The majority of women with breast cancer do not have a genetic predisposition for it.

Genetic predisposition is clearly involved but does not fully account for the disease.

Most cases have no known cause, but approximately 15 percent are associated with genetic predisposition to the disease.

Genetic predisposition: People take on roles that come naturally to them.

It has been proven that there's no genetic predisposition for learning a particular language.

(2) There was little evidence for a genetic predisposition to crime.

"The current belief is that you need a genetic predisposition, and something else.

But not everyone believes that we have a genetic predisposition to be disgusted.

But if there's a genetic predisposition to the bread bug, they've got it.

There is most likely a genetic predisposition colliding with environmental factors.

Many experts say that some children are born with a genetic predisposition for this disorder.

Or the rapid weight gain may reflect a baby's genetic predisposition.

However, it may provide some insight into the possibility of a genetic predisposition to the condition.

Biologists look for evidence of genetic predisposition to behavioral patterns.

With this, they calculated a "genetic predisposition score" for each person.

It is also crucial that they address the issue of genetic predisposition to breast cancer.

Some genetic susceptibility may play a minor role in most cases.

Information on project to improve understanding of human genetic susceptibility to environmental exposures.

A very strong risk factor is one's genetic susceptibility.

Cancer is thought to be caused by the interaction between genetic susceptibility and environmental toxins.

There is also a genetic susceptibility, for which overall importance remains undefined.

The significance of this risk factor in women with a genetic susceptibility to breast cancer is unclear.

Other complex X-linked genetic susceptibility mechanisms are proposed and under investigation.

Excess weight, they said, may speed up the loss of the cells that make insulin in children with a genetic susceptibility to the disease.

When it comes to a general genetic susceptibility, the leading suspect is a defect in the dopamine system, experts say.

When families with a genetic susceptibility to the disease move south to warm climates, fewer people develop diabetes.

In the case of genetic susceptibility to cancer, clinical validity can be considered at two levels:

Dr. Miller was known for his work on genetic susceptibility to cancer and the environmental risk factors likely to affect it.

But Rowland points out that the research is now "focused mainly on the genetic susceptibility factor and the possible environmental link."

"The findings of the Jefferson group seem to suggest there may be an interaction between genetic susceptibility and exposure to tobacco."

There have been a number of descriptions of cancer genetics programs that provide genetic susceptibility testing.

Finally, in the case of genetic susceptibility testing, medical information given to one individual has immediate implications for biologic relatives.

This factor is probably a genetic susceptibility.

"We're assuming that there are certain genetic susceptibilities.

The presence of multiple primary melanomas in the same individual may also provide a clue to an underlying genetic susceptibility.

The reliable identification of specific genetic susceptibility to particular disorders, through linkage or association studies, has proven difficult.

There are, however, a number of environmental triggers and a number of genetic susceptibilities.

In some cases involving otherwise healthy people, there seems to be an underlying genetic susceptibility, which may explain why the entire Boulder family got sick.

Perhaps as important as the issue of genetic susceptibility is the effect drugs have on the wiring of the brain.

We have long known that populations with comparable genetic susceptibilities, living in different environments, experience dramatically varying rates of heart disease.