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Right now, the only confirmed risk factors for the condition are age, genes, and smoking, so scientists are hoping to identify things that people can do to reduce their risk for the condition.
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But if only one has a condition, it is likely that environmental factors play a relatively greater influence.
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Psoriasis is a genetic condition which, when triggered by certain factors such as injury or throat infection, leads to an over-production of skin cells.
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Such discretion is acceptable to public shareholders under the condition that the Compensation Committee clearly explains the business factors that were considered in applying such discretion.
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The market is even larger given the new appreciation for a condition called the metabolic syndrome, a hodgepodge of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease that is estimated to afflict some 50 million Americans.
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Factors that go into this decision include the overall condition of the patient.
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The CDC report says there's no strong evidence of any racial or ethnic difference in risk factors for autism and that it's likely the condition is underdiagnosed in blacks and Hispanics.
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The "silent mutations" - changes in genetic material - are likely to have no obvious impact on older fathers' own children, but they may build up through subsequent generations, or interact with other genes and environmental factors, to increase the chance of their grandchildren developing the condition, the researchers say.
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It may seem obvious that a long-haul flight has caused the condition to develop in a passenger on such a flight, but there are other factors that can have an adverse effect on the circulation.
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Trainee anaesthetists will be able to practice on Stan, making sure they take into account factors such as height and weight, and whether the patient has a chronic condition such as asthma or diabetes.
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