Researchers also said that those who are stricken by second tumors could have a strong genetic predisposition toward cancer in general.

His own strong predispositions prevented him from accomplishing this, however, and the history remains open to grave scientific criticism.

Dr. Faustman decided to look at mice with a strong genetic predisposition to develop diabetes on their own.

Those cases are thought more likely to result from repeated environmental insults rather than from a strong inborn predisposition.

Recent findings indicate that families with strong genetic predispositions for autism also have elevated rates of pregnancy and birth complications.

"There is a strong predisposition on the President's part to go to Moscow, but the final hurdles have not been passed," an official said.

A type of human behavior for which there is a strong genetic predisposition can be considered to be part of human nature.

There is a strong genetic predisposition toward atopic allergies, especially on the maternal side.

In brief, I had a strong predisposition toward the tissue-destructiveness of tropical light.

"But some people have such a strong genetic predisposition that no matter what they do they end up with pretty severe coronary artery disease."