The phrase "are rather associated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the relationship or connection between two or more subjects, often in a more formal or academic context.
Example: "These symptoms are rather associated with the onset of the disease, indicating a potential link."
Alternatives: "are somewhat linked" or "are fairly connected."
Our study demonstrates that senescence-associated DNA-methylation changes in MSC are rather associated with repressive histone marks than with bivalent modifications (H3K4me3 and H3K27me3).
Considering the tumor location, we found that the mutated alleles of IL17A, IL17F and IL23R are rather associated with colon cancer and not with rectum cancer.
However, considering the diffuse distribution of these elements and the absence of micrometric Cu-based spots, it cannot be concluded that these elements originate from the copper source; they are rather associated with the soot and the binder (Fig. S10).
It is however unknown, whether the EWHs are rather associated with onset of hormone withdrawal or onset of bleeding.
Our estimates based on the continuation of forest management practice documented during 2000 2009 (Fig. 2) suggest that most of these potential KP-CP2 forest credits do not reflect a genuine change in management, but are rather associated with the high projected harvest rates assumed at the time of setting the reference level (2011), and which have in fact not yet materialized.
They are rather associated with totalitarian mentalities that feed on young people's desperation, which is often a result of various forms of inaptitude, injustice or oppression by local governments, non-governmental actors or foreign powers.
Follistatin (FST) was originally proposed as a candidate for Stein-Levental syndrome by linkage and association studies [24], but is now thought to be rather associated with key androgenic phenotypes of Stein-Levental syndrome but not with the disease itself.
Bulk Fe(III) and Mn(IV) reduction was rather associated with lactate and propionate addition than formate addition.
Note that bilateral diffuse oedema is not helpful for the differentiation of lesions, as it is rather associated with cardiac or renal failure.
Furthermore, it has been recently shown that SAE is rather associated with disturbed autoregulation than with altered cerebral blood flow or tissue oxygenation [36].
Although BD is rather associated with neuroplasticity deficits than neurodegenerative events (Rajkowska 2002), cell death might play a role in the pathogenesis of BD (Lee et al. 2002).
