The phrase "a common mutation in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in scientific or medical contexts to describe a frequently occurring genetic change within a specific population or species.
Example: "The study found that a common mutation in the gene associated with cancer significantly increased the risk of developing the disease."
Alternatives: "a prevalent mutation in" or "a frequent mutation in".
Infante J, Rodriguez E, Combarros O et al: LRRK2 G2019S is a common mutation in Spanish patients with late-onset Parkinson's disease.
The combined impact of the two exposures was even greater among the 27% of children with a common mutation in the GSTM gene.
Jacques, P. F., Bostom, A. G., Williams, R. R., Ellison, R. C. & Eckfeldt, J. H. Relation between folate status, a common mutation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, and plasma homocysteine concentrations.
Exosomes derived from normal fibroblast-like mesenchymal cells were engineered to carry short interfering RNA or short hairpin RNA specific to oncogenic KrasG12D, a common mutation in pancreatic cancer.
Very early exposure to certain components of air pollution can increase the risk of developing a cockroach allergy by age 7, and children with a common mutation in a gene called GSTM may be especially vulnerable.
Its plasma level can be influenced by factors such as age, vitamin deficiency, renal function, and a common mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, where cytosine is replaced by thymidine (C→T) at nucleotide position 677.
This mutation locks the protein in an active state and is a common mutation found in patients with the rare genetic disease Costello syndrome (Costello, 1977).
Sequence analysis of the TK coding region from all five plaque isolates identified a G nucleotide insertion in the homopolymeric hot-spot G7 tract at nucleotide 435, a common mutation present in other ACVr HSV isolates [ 18, 19].
A common mutation, C677T, in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene leads to altered homocysteine metabolism, and has been associated with the occurrence of neural tube defects (NTD).
Most of the malignant HPV16 variants contain a common mutation, L83V, in the E6 oncoprotein.
The French-Canadian BC families share a common mutation (8765delAG) in BRCA1 gene with Jews of Yemenites origins [ 77].
