The phrase "a role in differentiating" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the function or importance of something in distinguishing between different elements or categories.
Example: "The study highlights a role in differentiating between various species of plants based on their genetic markers."
Alternatives: "a function in distinguishing" or "a part in differentiating".
Thus, although future prospective studies are needed, CEUS may have a role in differentiating hypervascular strictures from hypovascular fibrotic strictures.
Thus, FDG-PET scans can play a role in differentiating RA from malignancy when there are few or atypical features of RA on chest radiographs and CT.
The Neanderthal sequence will help to determine the timing of these selection events and may play a role in differentiating Neanderthals and modern humans biologically (Green et al. 2010).
The splitting of indicas into distinct subpopulations is not common in rice diversity studies but has been reported in China (Huang et al. 2010) where evidence showed latitude played a role in differentiating three indica subpopulations.
Developing vs. developed brain systems most certainly play a role in differentiating behavior between youth and between adults.
Moreover, the data suggest that NT-proBNP does not play a role in differentiating the etiology of respiratory compromise.
The contribution of stress should thus play a minor role in differentiating the formation rate of the craters in a-Si and a-Ge.
It is important that multiple modeling approaches consistently identified a small set of genes that play a large role in differentiating between stem cell populations; these genes thus serve as candidates for hypothesis-driven research aimed at uncovering the molecular mechanisms governing phenotypic changes in stem cells.
A pectin methylesterase (N073) and a dehydrin-like protein (N232) played an important role in differentiating between the chilling injured fruit, while a Major allergen protein Pru p I (N029) displayed the opposite behavior.
Histological examination of excised tissue plays a pivotal role in differentiating benign and malignant KC and therefore we believe that a significant proportion of these costs were due to KC. Thirdly the KC cohort consumed an additional AU$453,623 in medical fees.
Multinomial logistic regression showed that fear of a positive test result remained a key barrier to HIV testing; however, a significant fear × year of survey interaction indicated that fear played a lesser role in differentiating those who had never been tested from those who had been tested in 2010 than it had in 2000.
