"a common trigger" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that typically causes a reaction, behavior, or event. For example, "Stress is a common trigger for depression."
But his work suggests that it might be a common trigger.
An acute illness, like strep throat, is a common trigger, resulting in a sudden appearance of psoriasis.
DEALING WITH INVESTORS For growing companies, a common trigger can be the decision to bring on investment capital.
Race-based wealth envy was a common trigger for burnings, lynchings and cataclysmic episodes of violence like the Tulsa race riot of 1921, in which a white mob nearly eradicated the prosperous black community of Greenwood.
Our data do not support the hypothesis that alcohol is a common trigger for migraine.
Respiratory viruses are a common trigger for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Burn injury is traditionally referred to as a common triggering cause for acute coagulopathy.
The rapid thinning, acceleration and retreat of Helheim, Jakobshavns and Kangerdlugssuaq glaciers in Greenland, all in close association with one another, suggests a common triggering mechanism, such as enhanced surface melting due to regional climate warming or a change in forces at the glacier front.
Microvascular abnormality is a common triggering factor for both CVD and CKD [ 8].
Therefore, it is plausible to suggest that NK-cell activating and inhibitory receptors may share a common triggering mechanism that depends on the small dimensions of receptor-ligand complexes.
Exposure to scented materials, including air "fresheners," is a very common trigger of asthma attacks.
