The phrase "are mutated in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in scientific or technical contexts, particularly when discussing genetic mutations or changes in organisms.
Example: "The genes responsible for color variation in the species are mutated in a way that affects their pigmentation."
Alternatives: "are altered in a" or "are modified in a".
First, the initial report of Bardelli et al (2003) pointed to the large number of tyrosine kinase genes mutated in individual colorectal cancers, suggesting that, although most of these genes carry somatic mutations in a limited number of tumour samples, together these genes are mutated in a high proportion of colorectal cancers.
Indeed, several receptor tyrosine kinases, as well as RAS, are mutated in a small number of melanoma cases.
We identify amino acids required for the TPP1-telomerase interaction, including specific loop residues within the TPP1 OB-fold domain and individual residues within TERT, some of which are mutated in a subset of pulmonary fibrosis patients.
In 2005, the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, launched The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a $1.5 billion search for genes that are mutated in a host of cancers (Science, 16 December 2005, p. 1751).
nin mutant plants, which are mutated in a putative TF, respond with calcium spiking and substantial root hair deformation [20].
The sst1 plants are mutated in a sulfate transporter gene which in wild-type is highly up-regulated between 7 and 14 dpi [37].
Alternatively, tumor suppressors are mutated in an equally extensive geographical distribution.
In the linear evolution model, we assumed that all mutations were mutated in a linear order shown in the left panel of Figure 2A.
Our assumption of a single causal mutation means that the probability that each target gene is mutated in a given strain should sum to 1.0 (100%) over all the target genes.
Interestingly, the Pol ß gene appears to be mutated in a large percentage of tumors.
MLL (for mixed-lineage leukemia) is a proto-oncogene that is mutated in a variety of human leukemias.
