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 'Remittance'. A remittance most commonly refers to the funds an expatriate sends to their country of origin via wire, mail, or online transfer. These peer to peer transfers of funds across boarders are economically significant for many countries that receive them. Next Up.