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Pronunciation: /ˈpɑzətɪv prɪˈdɪktɪv ˈvælju/

positive predictive value

Definition

The likelihood that an individual with a positive test result truly has the particular gene and/or disease in question. Also called PPV.

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hematoxylin and eosin staining

Gerota’s capsule

retrospective cohort study

fenretinide

stage IVC anaplastic thyroid cancer

liposarcoma

suramin

healthy control

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engineered IL-12 prodrug WTX-330

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor YK-029A

Fulphila

anti-CD19/anti-CD20/anti-CD22 CAR T cells LCAR-AIO

haploidentical natural killer cells K-NK002

carbon C 11 methylaminoisobutyrate

P30-linked EphA2/CMV pp65/survivin peptide vaccine P30-EPS

IKZF1/IKZF3 protein degrader GLB-002

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splice-site variant

mosaicism

autosomal dominant inheritance

single nucleotide polymorphism

domain

compound heterozygosity

false-positive result

HLOD score

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