NPV
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005946
The likelihood that a person who has a negative test result indeed does not have the disease, condition, biomarker, or mutation (change) in the gene being tested. The NPV is a way of measuring how accurate a specific test is. Also called negative predictive value.
The likelihood that an individual with a negative test result is truly unaffected and/or does not have the particular gene mutation in question. Also called negative predictive value.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-005946 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | negative predictive value |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms; NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms |
Record as JSON
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"The likelihood that a person who has a negative test result indeed does not have the disease, condition, biomarker, or mutation (change) in the gene being tested. The NPV is a way of measuring how accurate a specific test is. Also called negative predictive value.",
"The likelihood that an individual with a negative test result is truly unaffected and/or does not have the particular gene mutation in question. Also called negative predictive value."
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"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
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