"cause development" is a correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the development of a cause or purpose. For example, "Many organizations are dedicated to cause development, working to achieve their chosen goals."
Current therapies for HBV usually have severe side effects and can cause development of drug-resistant mutants.
Androgens secreted or administered in abnormally large amounts can cause development of male characteristics in the female and precocious sexual development in the male.
That could cause development to go awry and lead to cyclopia.
The great number and variety of gestures possible when four fingers and a thumb hit a touchscreen may well cause development and design paralysis.
Disasters are such a threat that they do not just cause development challenges, but also have long-lasting impacts on less privileged survivors who have very limited access to resources to recover from trauma.
AIM: Early life reduction in nephron number and chronic high salt intake cause development of renal and cardiovascular disease, which has been associated with oxidative stress and nitric oxide (NO) deficiency.
Alternatively, chlorine may be added to an aqueous solution of a sample containing bromide, causing development of a brown colour (free bromine).
Repeated seizures apparently caused development of progressive epileptic encephalopathy, in addition to the underlying severe brain damage.
BM transplantation with cS5F-transfected cells caused development of multilineage leukemias in lethally irradiated wild-type or nonirradiated Rag2−/− mice.
Inheritance, that is, causes development and differentiation.
The porosity and high surface area of the nonwoven electrospun mat causes development of tissue scaffolding.
