This genetic variant seems to predispose people to depositing visceral fat as opposed to the more benign subcutaneous fat.

这一变体基因似乎会导致人体倾向于沉积内脏脂肪而非良性的皮下脂肪。

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This gene comes in different versions; one version - let's call it "troublesome" - appears to predispose people to obesity.

这个基因以两种形式出现：其中一种，我们称它为“讨人厌”，使人们容易肥胖。

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The reason was that Mr Brin had recently discovered that he has inherited from his mother a mutation of a gene called LRRK2 that appears to predispose carriers to familial Parkinson’s.

因为布林先生最近发现，他从母亲那里遗传了一个变异的基因LRRK2。 研究显示，变异的LRRK2可能使得有家族患病史的携带者患帕金森氏症的几率增加。

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On Jan. 15, Pharmacia announced an alliance with Reykjavik, Iceland-based DeCode Genetics (nasdaq: DCGN - news - people ) to find genes that predispose people to progress from early forms of heart disease to later ones.

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It plans to cull these variations to find particular mutations that predispose patients to major killers and also to genetic alterations that increase the risk of side effects from prescription drugs.

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It plans to cull these variations to find patterns of particular mutations that predispose patients to major killers such as heart failure, as well as genetic alterations that increase the risk of side effects from prescription drugs.

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