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The results, published online in the journal Nature Communications, were

July 20, 2018 by Kenneth Newton

The results, published online in the journal Nature Communications, were based on 23,000 genetic tests.

To test their hypothesis, the researchers recruited participants based on their sex, age, race/ethnicity, and a handful of medical conditions. The group's sex would determine whether or not they were genetically susceptible to certain diseases, and the researchers also asked whether they were genetically susceptible to certain types of stress.

The researchers then asked them to perform a battery of tests. The test subjects were instructed to rate their perceived risk of any disease (i.e., any of the following conditions) on a 10-point scale: positive (the test subjects felt there was a good likelihood of it being a disease) negative (the test subjects felt there was a bad chance it was not a disease; thus, any condition that could have been associated with the disease) and negative (the test subjects felt the test subject couldn't or couldn't not tell whether a condition was related to their own condition).

The results showed that the participants who were genetic susceptible to many of their physical and mental health conditions were, on average, more likely to have certain biological conditions (such as obesity, diabetes, and anxiety), than those who were not.

The researchers also found that the same genetic susceptibility to some conditions could result in many diseases that might not otherwise be associated with one another, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and asthma.

"The results suggest that a genetic marker is responsible for certain genetic risk factors in a person's lifetime that might otherwise be associated with other risk factors," said lead author Dr. Robert J. L. Miller, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.