The phrase "a distinctive cause of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific reason or factor that is unique or notable in relation to a particular outcome or phenomenon.
Example: "The researchers identified a distinctive cause of the decline in bee populations, linking it to pesticide use."
Alternatives: "a unique reason for" or "a notable factor in".
Researchers have created a map showing the most distinctive cause of death in each state, NPR reports.
This humeral specialization results in a distinctive movement of the radius during walking because it causes the radius to move in a laterally-directed arc.
Provisional truth is the antecedent, the premise, and indeed in a distinctive sense the cause of ultimate truth, but only because it is the strict exclusion of ultimate truth.
NCT00885586 Herpes zoster is a distinctive syndrome caused by reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV).
Because each HPV-specific pitcher will hybridize with a catcher of a distinctive length causing a temperature shift during the melting out, different HPV types will be detected in one single channel using one fluorophore.
Although the distinctive causes and factors of diabetes have not been clarified, the development of T2DM has been known to be influenced by genetic and environmental factors.
FTD causes a distinctive pattern of cerebral glucose hypometabolism, but can be difficult to distinguish clinically from more common disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and psychiatric disturbances.
Moreover, the 16 lung cancer patients who had a distinctive pattern of mutations caused by smoking were more likely to respond than the presumed nonsmokers, who had fewer, different mutations, Chan's group reports online today in Science.
Loss of vab-19 function causes a distinctive combination of late epidermal elongation defects and detachment of body muscles, a syndrome often reflective of defects in muscle-epidermal adhesion or defects in epidermal attachment structures.
For example, a psychofunctional theory might be able to distinguish phenomena such as depression from sadness or listlessness even though the distinctive causes and effects of these syndromes are difficult to untangle solely by consulting intuitions or appealing to common sense.
