Germ line mutations in breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) predispose women to breast and ovarian cancers.
As shown in Table 1, predisposing conditions were present in all patients, such as neurosurgery, pneumonia, CSF leak, etc.
Andersen explained the use of health services by individuals as a function of three major components: 1) predisposing characteristics; 2) enabling resources; and 3) need.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) predisposes individuals to the development of benign and malignant tumors.
Reduced activity of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 predisposes to hypertension in human patients by allowing excessive stimulation of the mineralocorticoid receptor by cortisol.
Here we set out to examine whether common variation in GABRG2 predisposes to the development of common, complex forms of epilepsy in two large independent cohorts.
It has been reported that APBDU, which is seen in almost all cases of CC [10, 11], predisposes the patient to risk of carcinoma.
Some studies have shown that pre-exposing Bel-W3 to low doses of O3 predisposes the plant to O3 damage (Heagle and Heck 1974; Steinberger and Naveh 1982).
In sum, combined loss of p53 and p73 predisposes mice to lymphoblastic T cell lymphomas with widespread dissemination to peripheral organs.
Further functional studies will help elucidate the mechanisms by which normal or wild type function of IFIH1 predisposes to pancreatic autoimmunity.
