clinical validity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001838",
  "term": "clinical validity",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A term that refers to the predictive value of a test for a given clinical outcome (e.g., the likelihood that cancer will develop in someone with a positive test). Clinical validity is primarily determined by the sensitivity and specificity with which a test identifies individuals with a defined clinical condition within a given population. The clinical validity of a genetic test is the likelihood that cancer will develop in someone with a positive test result.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/clinical-validity/"
}