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She underwent two DNA tests at the University of Washington to see if she had any genes that might have predisposed her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

The study, published by PLoS Genetics, also reveals that this genetic adaptation may have predisposed modern humans to neuropsychiatric disorders.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

And preexisting problems likely would have predisposed some patients to severe disease.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 22, 2023

Michael Nattke, a former neo-Nazi who now works on combating extremism at a Saxony nonprofit, said the experience under authoritarianism may have predisposed some Germans to appreciate the Russian model, rather than fear it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

The misfortunes they have endured have predisposed them to mysticism, and magicians and soothsayers are numerous and active among them.

From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav