The phrase "a specific subgroup of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a distinct category or division within a larger group, often in academic or analytical contexts.
Example: "The study focuses on a specific subgroup of individuals who exhibit unique behavioral patterns."
Alternatives: "a particular subset of" or "a distinct category of".
Dinosaurs are a specific subgroup of the archosaurs, a group that also includes crocodiles, pterosaurs, and birds.
Campaigns then use this information to target explicitly polarizing messages that are designed to expand or suppress turnout among a specific subgroup of voters.
In this study, we integrated multiple online resources, including mirTarBase, TarBase, miRanda, miRDB, PITA, and TargetScan, and developed eleven large-scale datasets containing miRNA:mRNA interactions that are consistent among a specific subgroup of above-mentioned online resources.
Gimenez N, Martinez-Trillos A, Montraveta A, Lopez-Guerra M, Rosich L, Nadeu F, et al. Mutations in RAS-BRAF-MAPK-ERK pathway define a specific subgroup of patients with adverse clinical features and provide new therapeutic options in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
But he does not dismiss aspirin altogether, saying it may help a specific subgroup of people at high risk for breast cancer because of changes related to obesityand inflammation.
Data-driven campaign techniques like microtargeting — using data mining to deliver a tailored message to a specific subgroup of the electorate — cannot change the fundamentals of an election or make an unlikable candidate suddenly likable.
We have chosen to focus on a specific subgroup of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), individuals with high functioning autism (HFA), owing notably to the specific difficulties associated with differential diagnosis between individuals with autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) in the case of normal intelligence.
The prevalence of mental health conditions is high among refugees, who comprise a specific subgroup of immigrants who have been displaced forcibly and often have experienced severe trauma.
Here, we identified a specific subgroup of AML, defined by an expression profile resembling that of AMLs with mutations in the myeloid transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha), while lacking such mutations.
Unlike self-employed recruiters, it is assumed that large private sector firms are in some way detached from the labor market and cannot target a specific subgroup of job seekers.
However, the limitation of their study was that the data were obtained from only a specific subgroup of post-surgical patients that represents a minority of the population usually submitted to invasive haemodynamic monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU).
