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High GC content determining melting temperature, as well as the inclusion of "hairpin-prone" CGG units in alanine tracts may thus predispose the central coding region of ovine SPRN to length variation [22].

The polymorphism may thus predispose patients to higher BAFF levels in diseases in which environmental stimulations trigger BAFF secretion.

Silencing of p53 may thus predispose MDD2 cells to accumulate β-tubulin alterations that would alter microtubule composition and dynamics conferring resistance to microtuble-targeted drugs.

Exacerbation of this pathway through a failure to eliminate DAG in the DGKζ mutant mouse may thus predispose synapses for an LTD mode.

Given the prominent role of oxidative stress, genetically based differences in antioxidant enzymes may thus predispose certain individuals to significant air pollution neurotoxicity.

18 It is possible that these effects may persist, thus predisposing septic patients to recurrent infections following an initial recovery.

There is evidence that areca nut extracts inhibit growth, attachment and matrix protein synthesis of cultured gingival fibroblasts, which supports the concept that betel quid chewing may affect periodontal health and thus predispose to colonization [ 26].

Renal dysfunction reduces urate excretion, and hyperuricemia has been found to increase tubular reabsorption of sodium and may thus be predisposing for hypertension and diuretic use.

It is of note that the age at onset of diabetes may modify the metabolic phenotype of the patients and thus predispose certain patients to diabetic retinopathy.

For example, early cannabis use may affect the adolescent neuromaturation and cognitive functioning [ 69] and thus predispose the users to subsequent development of anxiety and other mental health problems [ 23].

Therefore, changes in folate levels may influence the DNA stability and integrity [ 21, 22] or affect the methylation patterns and, thus, predispose it to the development of DS [ 10, 22– 22].