The World Health Organization offers information about genetic predisposition to several common diseases, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and asthma. Genetic Alliance UK offers a fact sheet on genetic predisposition to common genetic diseases.enetic variations can have large or small effects on the likelihood of developing a particular disease. For example, certain mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes greatly increase a personâs risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Relinquish definition, to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne. See more.
Definition of reprieve. 1  1a : the act of reprieving : the state of being reprievedb : a formal temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence especially of death. 2  2 : an order or warrant for a temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence. 3  3 : a temporary respite (as from pain or trouble)