The phrase "are relatively specific" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the degree of specificity of certain information or details in a context, such as research, analysis, or descriptions.
Example: "The guidelines provided in the report are relatively specific, outlining the necessary steps for implementation."
Alternatives: "are fairly detailed" or "are somewhat precise."
"Without understanding the causes underlying the historical change in US college students, we do not know whether these causes are factors that are relatively specific to American culture, such as the political focus on increasing self-esteem in the late 80s and early 90s or whether they are factors that are more general, for example new technologies such as mobile phones and Facebook".
High-quality colonoscopy can detect lesions that are relatively specific to the right colon, including flat and depressed lesions as well as serrated polyps, and can certainly provide much better protection against right-sided colon cancer than was seen in the recent studies that your editorial cites.
Some are relatively specific.
This result indicated that the synthesized PQD-antibody probes are relatively specific for the established targets.
MRI findings are relatively specific for infection, osteoarthritis and fracture, and MRI provides superior evaluation of adjacent soft tissues.
Comparison with an independent study of sensitivity profiles for an extensive set of antibiotics pinpoints those effects that are relatively specific for each agent.
Although the crime is relatively specific it affects a huge number exceeding double the population of the UK, a number we cannot ignore - that is as many as 140 million individuals in the world today.
Thus, the GO-Ag-enhanced immunity was relatively specific towards the target cells carrying the Ag (survivin peptide) on the cell surface.
These all suggest that miR-130a may regulate MeCP2 in a conserved manner and the regulation may be relatively specific to the nervous system.
In addition, the enhanced immune response appeared to be relatively specific towards the target cells carrying the Ag peptide (Figure 4).
While the determination of the presence of acute right ventricular dilation is relatively specific for the presence of PE (87%to9898%), it is not a very sensitive finding (31% to 72%) [47].
