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Fifteen potentially harmful and predisposing variants in the same RNF207 and PRKAA2 genes, which had been identified in dogs, were discovered in humans.

From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023

Which predisposing conditions the person was diagnosed with.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

“We have to recognize that mental stress plays a real role in predisposing an athlete to injury,” said Stephen P. Gonzalez, an assistant athletic director for leadership and mental performance at Dartmouth College.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021

“Climate change is predisposing the fuels into drier conditions,” Stephens said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2020

Was there anything about the Chinese environment predisposing toward Confucian philosophy and cultural conservatism, which may also have profoundly affected history?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond