Sentences with phrase «certain predisposing factors»

While the doctor is examining the slide, you educate the client about ear disease and how there are certain predisposing factors that cause the disease.

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Genetic factors can contribute to the degree of longevity in at least two important ways: An individual may inherit certain genetic variations that predispose him or her to disease that decreases longevity; other gene variants may confer disease resistance, thereby increasing it.

If, say, an unexpected adverse event pops up in a human trial, the informaticians can then sift animal, lab, and human data to investigate the possibility that certain gene variants or other factors predispose patients to the adverse event.

But scientists are accumulating a growing list of other risk factors that predispose people to this condition, including prenatal exposure to famine conditions, certain infections or exposure to lead.

High IgE levels are a key clinical measure of an aggravated immune sensitivity to certain particles in the environment — the basis of atopy (allergies) and an important predisposing factor to the development of asthma.

Although our genes do play a role in predisposing us to certain diseases, recent research has shown that almost 85 percent of the risk of disease comes down to these environmental and behavioral factors.

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Additionally, it appears that certain families may have predisposing genetic factors to the disease.

Other factors predispose cats to becoming ill once they have been exposed to a poisonous substance; these include their small body size, their ability to hide so that exposure is not immediately evident, and because cats, being specialist carnivores, lack certain liver enzymes, they are unable to breakdown certain chemicals.

Although the «nurture» factor has has a huge influence on behavior, if a dog is predisposed to certain behaviors, do you think the breeder should make this information known?

There are many factors that may predispose your pet to pancreatitis; these include obesity, high - fat diet; concurrent disease, such as diabetes or Cushing's Syndrome; certain medications or toxins; and infection.

Some dogs may be predisposed to hip dysplasia, however, they will not develop the disease unless certain other factors come into play.

This indicates that there may be genetic factors that predispose certain animals to the disease.

Dr. Dodds feels the holistic veterinary community needs to document more case studies of adverse reactions and do cohort reports so that DVMs have access to information about predisposing factors that increase vaccine risks for certain pets.

There are risk factors that predispose certain dogs to hot spots.

Though all cats (and dogs) are at risk of urethral obstruction, the condition tends to happen most often in cats — and amongst them, the most commonly affected are the male cats and those with certain other «predisposing factors».

In evaluating the hips of dogs genetically predisposed to dysplasia, certain factors could make the hips in the leg - extended radiographs appear worse, compared to another dog with presumably the same genes for hip joint construction, such as a littermate or a dog with otherwise near - identical genotype yet reared differently.

They argue that certain risk factors predispose an adolescent to engage in aggressive sexual behaviour, such as: