The word "predisposes" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it whenever you want to refer to a tendency to act or think in a certain way, especially in response to a given situation. For example, "The high rate of unemployment predisposes people to depression and low self-esteem."
TB has increased in sub-Saharan Africa and Cambodia partly because of their high rates of HIV infection, which predisposes patients to TB.
The AGT mutation predisposes to heart disease, which is probably also useful to know.Another test that is now available is for particular varieties of a gene called apoE.
There is nothing that necessarily predisposes the French to conservatism or resistance to change.
His past, they say, predisposes him to truckle to foreigners.
A genetic factor (HLA-B27) has been identified that predisposes a person to the disorder.
The chronic presence of fluid predisposes the individual to recurrent middle ear infections and can cause varying degrees of hearing loss.
One factor that predisposes some individuals to emphysema is an inherited deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin, an enzyme that normally protects the lungs from injury caused by cigarette smoke.
Obesity predisposes one toward several serious disorders, including a state of chronic oxygen deficiency called the hypoventilation syndrome; high blood pressure; and atherosclerosis, a degenerative condition of the blood vessels that is discussed further below.
Other aminoacidurias, which cause psychomotor delay and a variety of neurological and musculoskeletal problems, include hyperglycinemia, hyperammonemia, Hartnup and Lowe diseases, maple syrup urine disease (so called because of the distinctive smell of the urine), and homocystinuria (a condition that predisposes one to strokes).
In cases of hypothermia due to exposure, there is often an underlying condition such as cerebrovascular disease, hypothyroidism, severe infection, or alcohol or drug intoxication that predisposes to the drop in body temperature.
It is a quirky kind of internationalism that extends across his life and predisposes him to an attachment to the Europe he has clearly favoured in the past over American life.
