The phrase "as a common link" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that serves as a connection or relationship between different elements or ideas.
Example: "The study found that trust acts as a common link between successful teams, fostering collaboration and communication."
Alternatives: "as a shared connection" or "as a mutual bond".
While this disease mechanism still awaits confirmation in patients with BD, the striking results suggest abnormal GSK-3β activity as a common link between BD and diabetes mellitus supported by a potentially similar drug effect of valproic acid on GSK-3β in the pancreas and in the brain (Huang et al. 2014).
While some researchers have focused on dysregulations of the purine metabolism as a common link between energy homeostasis and neuro-regulation (Salvadore et al. 2010), others have proposed elevated cortisol levels related to imbalances in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, which consequently could result in obesity and derailment of the glucose metabolism (McElroy et al. 2004).
This Imperial General Staff would serve as a common link between the national forces, and could oversee the development of a single uniform defence scheme.
"Keloids" and "history of asthma" (OR 17.4, p = 1.1×10−4) may have race as a common link, as both conditions are known to occur frequently in African Americans.[13], [14] Finally, "colon cancer" and "osteopenia" (OR 3.9, p = 3.3×10−27) may also have a logical explanation.
On the one hand, the alteration in serum calcium could act as a common link among various metabolic disorders.
The hsa-miR-504 and hsa-miR-125a MRSs shared the BAK1 and BCL2 connection as a common link in the normal-specific MRS network).
The group has also been referred to as "a key influence on terrorists targeting Britain" and "a common link to a string of attacks and conspiracies".
The two productions have a common link in the conductor Anthony Negus, who has emerged as a slightly unlikely figure to be at the heart of this Wagnerian intensity.
Ties to Hussein Kamel appeared to be a common link.
But none of the interviews with the patients have turned up a common link, she said.
His passion for ornithology gave us a common link.
