The phrase "are involved in causing" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the participation or contribution of individuals or factors in bringing about a particular outcome or event.
Example: "Several factors are involved in causing climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation."
Alternatives: "play a role in leading to" or "contribute to the occurrence of".
How do investigators figure out not just what genes are involved in causing a disease, but what turns those genes on or off?
As their name suggests Salmonella enterica are involved in causing diseases of the intestines (enteric means pertaining to the intestine).
The second objective is to study the F2 population, to investigate how many gene(s) are involved in causing male sterility.
One benefit of the clinical training that I've received so far is that it has given me insight into the on-the-ground processes that are involved in causing health problems and also in treating those health problems.
Furthermore, IFN-λs treatment induces expression of antiviral genes but not pro-inflammatory cytokines in neutrophils, while type I IFNs induce the expression of both types of genes and are involved in causing inflammation and immunopathology.
I enjoyed Mr. Kristof's summary of the report, though the information it contained did not shock me: as a cancer researcher, I already knew that environmental factors are involved in causing cancer.
…Marshall proposed that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori was involved in causing those illnesses.
As rare as it is for children to be involved in causing a death, experts said that the instances in which children were charged were rarer still.
Indeed, bankers from the biggest institutions – including some who were involved in causing the events of 2008 – are among those funding and organizing fintech innovation.
That wasn't part of evolution, and — oops, you're exposed to it that long, and then it's involved in causing cancers in your body.
