A possible breed predisposition

angelfish submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.biomedcentral.com)

"The cause of the considerably higher prevalence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi in Bernese Mountain Dogs and its consequences are not known. A breed predisposition can be suspected."

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US to outlaw corporate prejudice based on genes

fiona submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.newscientist.com)

"Soon it will be illegal to deny US citizens jobs or insurance simply because they have an inherited illness, or a genetic predisposition to a particular disease."

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