PPV
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006859
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 PPV is a way of measuring how accurate a specific test is. Also called positive predictive value.
The likelihood that an individual with a positive test result truly has the particular gene and/or disease in question. Also called positive predictive value.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-006859 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | positive 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 positive test result does have the disease, condition, biomarker, or mutation (change) in the gene being tested. The PPV is a way of measuring how accurate a specific test is. Also called positive predictive value.",
"The likelihood that an individual with a positive test result truly has the particular gene and/or disease in question. Also called positive predictive value."
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"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
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