The phrase "a number of causative" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to multiple causative factors or agents, but the phrase lacks clarity and context.
Example: "There are a number of causative factors that contribute to climate change."
Alternatives: "several causative agents" or "multiple causative factors".
Picornaviruses are non-enveloped viruses that represent a large family of positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses including a number of causative agents of many human and animal diseases such as coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) and rhinoviruses (HRV).
A number of causative genes have been previously identified, such as RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1 and TREX1[ 56- 58].
An association of gangrene with leprosy is a rare one & can have a number of causative mechanisms.
Over the last decade, mitochondrial diseases associated with mtDNA depletion have been described and a number of causative genes identified (Graham, 2012).
A number of causative mechanisms have been proposed to lead to SIDS, but without any unifying theory or correlation with pathological findings (Goldwater, 2011).
A number of causative genes have been identified, of which the genes coding microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) and progranulin (GRN) are numerically the most important.
A number of new causative mutations have been reported for hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism but still the genetic diagnosis in this pathological condition is made only in about 20% of cases.
A number of genes, causative mutations and susceptibility variants have been reported to work separately or in synergy to result in certain types of migraine [40].
In conclusion, we have identified a number of potentially causative genomic rearrangements in patients with 46,XY GD.
There are a number of possible causative links between the player's previous injuries and this series of HMI.
A number of potential causative factors have been identified (e. g. orotracheal tube, impaired mucociliary clearance, severely ill patients, multiresistant bacteria) [ 9].
