The phrase "abnormality may be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility or potential existence of an abnormality in a particular context, such as medical or psychological discussions.
Example: "In some cases, the abnormality may be indicative of a more serious underlying condition."
Alternatives: "abnormality could be" or "abnormality might be".
The presence or absence of any particular chromosomal abnormality may be of less clinical significance than the fact that abnormal lymphocytes populate the BM, and their presence correlates with reduced survival.
Conversely, in a number of menisci initially scored as degenerative, we no longer observed abnormal signal intensity on follow-up, suggesting that smaller areas of intrameniscal signal abnormality may be transient.
In most forms of hemoglobin abnormality, only a single amino acid substitution occurs, but there may be combinations of hemoglobin abnormalities, or a hemoglobin abnormality may be inherited from one parent and thalassemia from the other.
This abnormality may be related to the mechanisms of action of mood stabilizers and the previous findings on the abnormal psychoimmunology of patients with bipolar disorder.
Some degree of disc degeneration is a physiologic process associated with aging, however, more severe degeneration and/or structural abnormality may be indicative of a pathologic process or injury and is more commonly present in those suffering from LBP.
On mammography no abnormality may be detected or non-specific imaging findings such as a benign-appearing solitary or multiples mass, architectural distortion, focal asymmetry, spiculated mass and skin thickening may be seen.
Ryanodine receptor abnormalities may be linked to abnormal systolic function and a decrease in systolic force generation [ 47].
"For example, abnormalities may be indicative of an intrauterine infection, maternal illness or poor fetal outcome," explains Clark.
Abnormal placentas need to be examined because abnormalities may be important for the clinical care of the mother or newborn after birth.
Diagnosis of endocrine abnormalities may be assisted by analysis of urinary steroids.
"The caveat is that it's possible these abnormalities may be a consequence of lack of social experience, so we need more research to test whether this is cause or consequence," he added.
