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    Many Mexican Young Adults Have A Genetic Predisposition To Obesity

    As many as 35 percent of Mexican young adults may have a genetic predisposition for obesity, said a University of Illinois scientist who conducted a study at the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosί. "The students who inherited genetic risk factors from both parents were already 15½ pounds...
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    Alzheimer's And Heart Attack Predisposition Genetically Linked

    The human risk of developing both Alzheimer's disease and heart attack is genetically linked, leading the way to a genetic test earlier on in life, researchers from the University of Bologna wrote in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. In fact, the authors claim the genetic test is already...
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    Common Predisposition Alleles For Moderately Common Cancers: Bladder Cancer

    UroToday.com - Whilst the two major risk factors for bladder cancer are smoking and occupational exposure to chemicals, there is also evidence of a genetic component to its aetiology. Candidate gene studies have mostly focussed on genes involved in adduct metabolism and DNA repair, including a...
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    Are Mormons born with the predisposition to whine about being laughed at for

    wearing magic underpants? ...or is it a choice?
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