Positive predictive value

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006831",
  "term": "Positive predictive value",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "The likelihood that a person who has a positive test result does have the disease, condition, biomarker, or mutation (change) in the gene being tested. The positive predictive value is a way of measuring how accurate a specific test is. Also called PPV.",
    "The likelihood that an individual with a positive test result truly has the particular gene and/or disease in question. Also called PPV."
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "PPV"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/positive-predictive-value/"
}