Therefore, it could be considered as a predisposing factor to WSLs formation around orthodontic brackets.
At least a third of all patients with melioidosis have diabetes mellitus as a predisposing factor [3],[1],[2].
To examine altered amino acid homeostasis as a predisposing factor of fatigue in female radiotherapy breast cancer patients.
Thus the function of EBER1 as a predisposing factor in tumourigenesis cannot be classified by this approach.
Family history has also been confirmed as a predisposing factor in Yairi and Ambrose's (2005) Illinois study.
One study revealed autonomic nervous dysfunction relating to vertigo in Ménière's disease as a predisposing factor [ 17].
Diabetes was identified as a predisposing factor in this case while our understanding of other potential risk factors is evolving.
DM is also well known as a predisposing factor of gas gangrene [ 10], not only in EC but also in emphysematous pancreatitis [ 11] and emphysematous pyelonephritis [ 12].
Even though some patients have an underlying disease, severe malnutrition should not be forgotten as a predisposing factor to acquire the disease [ 8].
30 It should be emphasized, however, that although obesity is viewed as a predisposing factor to insulin resistance, other factors may also contribute.
The predilection for plaque formation at sites of arterial branching or bifurcation has identified disturbed laminar flow as a predisposing factor to EC dysfunction.
