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In this lecture we will critically review the concept of causality in relation to disease. This involves an understanding of how we think about disease, as well as a background in the development of tools we now use to explore the relationship between disease causes and their effects. Finally, we need to consider the relative contributions of nature, as genetic processes, and nurture, as environmental influence, to develop a realistic model of how disease develops.