The phrase "alterations may increase" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where changes or modifications could lead to a rise in something, such as costs, risks, or complexity.
Example: "Due to the ongoing project adjustments, alterations may increase the overall budget significantly."
Alternatives: "changes might raise" or "modifications could elevate".
Advanced paternal age increases the risk for retinoblastoma suggesting that genomic alterations may increase in aging men [70].
These alterations may increase ROS formation due to disorganization of the ETC [ 33].
These alterations may increase food intake, with preference for fat, and further increase the risk of overweight or obesity in offspring at adulthood [ 24, 25].
Although data examining more contemporary pouch sizes (30 mL) and pills rather than food are lacking, we speculate that these gastrointestinal alterations may increase the overall absorption of metformin by increasing the duration of exposure of the drug to small-intestinal mucosa.
High-dose oxygen is associated with a variety of hemodynamic alterations that may increase myocardial ischemia and impair cardiac performance.
The smooth muscle bundles were thickened, and their orientation relative to the airway in the respiratory bronchioles was altered by exposure to O3 such that a much higher percentage of the bundles were < 15° perpendicular to the long axis of the bronchiole, an alteration that may increase airway hyperreactivity (Plopper et al. 2007).
These alterations, for instance, may increase the tendency for collapsing the upper airway during sleep [ 19].
In addition, alterations in temperature may increase stiffness in the joints and may trigger subtle movements that can heighten a nociceptive response [ 6, 9].
These types of alterations may potentially increase the yield and/or add novel functions through property changes to the starch molecule.
This demonstrates that alteration of RUNX1 function may increase the rate of mutation and lead to an accumulation of mutated cells.
This alteration in foraging behavior may increase the likelihood of encountering prey, but may also negatively impact opportunities for future reproduction by increasing the susceptibility of these females to predation.
