The phrase "a number of altered" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to refer to several items that have been changed or modified, but it needs additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "A number of altered documents were submitted for review."
Alternatives: "several modified" or "various changed".
Tumors in the high risk region (G2I-3, for Genomic Instability Index - grade 3) showing an overall level of genomic alteration above 35% and a number of altered regions > = 65 relapsed in 21 out of 28 cases.
Tumors in the low risk region (G2I-1 for Genomic Instability Index - grade 1) showing an overall level of genomic alteration below 48% and a number of altered regions < = 42, relapsed in one case out of 19.
The combined analysis of metabolite and gene expression changes revealed a number of altered pathways.
12 Moreover, several studies have shown that antioxidants ameliorate a number of altered physiological and metabolic parameters that occur as a result of type 2 diabetes.
A number of altered genes were represented on both the 15 K and 6 K microarray systems and their consistent induction or repression on both arrays gives confidence in the reproducibility of the two systems.
The polymorphism, a Val to Met substitution at position 66, shows evidence of selection in human populations, has been demonstrated to have a significant effect on BDNF secretion, is associated with a number of altered phenotypes in behavioral disorders and brain imaging studies, and acts as a modifier of Parkinson's disease pathogenesis [ 18- 24].
The Hardys also wrestled for several other North Carolina based wrestling organizations and adapted a number of alter-egos.
On the contrary, when analyzing only ego users with an number of alters above the average, the cosine similarity of the prediction is significantly higher than the Null Model by a sizeable amount (Wilcoxon test p-value < 0.05, difference between medians = 0.20).
Gene expression studies, through a large number of altered genes, provide a wealth of information for sketching the intracellular mode of action of toxic substances [ 28, 29].
TNT was reversed in comparison to the other 4 compounds in that it produced a higher number of altered transcripts at 48 h.
Following treatment with TCDD, livers of female mice displayed a smaller number of altered transcripts relative to their corn-oil-treated counterparts than did male livers.
