The phrase "a consequence of a deficiency" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the results or effects that arise from a lack of something, such as nutrients, skills, or resources.
Example: "The fatigue experienced by the patient was a consequence of a deficiency in essential vitamins."
Alternatives: "result of a lack" or "outcome of an insufficiency".
Scurvy occurs as a consequence of a deficiency of vitamin C. Clinical manifestations include bone disease, irritability, and bleeding under the skin and mucous membranes.
The susceptibility observed in the subdued knockout flies could also be a consequence of a deficiency in dual oxidase (DUOX mediated immunity.
Accumulation of p62 (as a consequence of a deficiency in autophagy) results in stabilization of Nrf2 and transcriptional activation of Nrf2 target genes [ 46].
The hyperglycemia is caused as a consequence of a deficiency in insulin in type 1 diabetes (T1D), and is a feature of late type 2 diabetes (T2D) along with insulin resistance.
Galactosemia is an autosomally inherited disorder of galactose metabolism, which occurs as a consequence of a deficiency of one of three principal enzymes involved in the metabolism of galactose, through its conversion to glucose.
The loss of trimethylation of histone H4 in cancer cells might be a consequence of a deficiency of these enzymatic activities in tumours, and/or a lack of recruitment to heterochromatic regions, where most of the histones containing such modifications are localised.
As the level of NBS1 is also decreased in cells from the ATLD patients included in this study (ATLD1-4) [25], [48], the moderately increased rate of G to C transversions noted might be a consequence of a reduced level of NBS1, rather than deficiency of Mre11.
Beriberi is a consequence of thiamine deficiency.
In this scenario, pica is a consequence of micronutrient deficiency, but not an attempt to remedy it.
These authors showed that XIST RNA concentration on the Xi is supported by the BRCA1 protein and suggested that in BRCA1-associated carcinomas the lack of X inactivation is a consequence of BRCA1 deficiency, an assertion reiterated by the same group in a more recent study [15].
Zmpste24−/− mice exclusively produce prelamin A as a consequence of Zmpste24 deficiency [ 33].
