The phrase "a consequence of deficiency" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an outcome or result that occurs due to a lack of something, such as nutrients, skills, or resources.
Example: "The poor growth of the plants was identified as a consequence of deficiency in essential nutrients."
Alternatives: "result of a lack" or "outcome of insufficiency".
Moreover, in studies of T cells and hematopoietic cells, we did not detect any reduction in apoptosis as a consequence of deficiencies of the genes for the individual family members.
Although, we agree that the observed mortality could be, in fact, a consequence of deficiencies in the several other cell compartments and may include crosstalk independent Nfkb2 functions.
In particular, the depressive state may be a cause rather than a consequence of VD deficiency, because if depression caused VD deficiency owing to lack of sunlight exposure, then the association between VD levels and depressive symptoms would be stronger in the summer months when VD levels are most strongly influenced, which was not evident in this sample.
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].
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.
Beriberi is a consequence of thiamine deficiency.
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.
In this scenario, pica is a consequence of micronutrient deficiency, but not an attempt to remedy it.
We identified a collection of genes that changed significantly in their expression in regulatory and/or memory T cells as a consequence of p56Lck deficiency (Figure 6A and B, Table S1).
Regarding the higher level of Hspa5 transcripts we observed in MT embryos, we could not find evidence that it was linked to the induction of ER stress response as a consequence of HSP90b1 deficiency.
