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Can you have a genetic predisposition to warts?
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Probably.: Warts are an infection, and we know that the immune response to infections is partly genetically controlled.
Answered 7/20/2012
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Yes: But you do not have to have a predisposition to get warts.
Answered 11/4/2012
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