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Pronunciation: /ppv*/

PPV

Definition

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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confusion

PRO

ovulation

EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor

extragonadal

CEP-701

urinary

Ensure

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carbon C 14 fluzoparib

anti-mesothelin-Pseudomonas exotoxin 24 cytolytic fusion protein LMB-100

iodine I 131 chimeric monoclonal antibody G-250

Sulfamethoprim

iodine I 124-labeled anti-phosphatidylserine monoclonal antibody PGN650

anti-latent TGF-beta 1 monoclonal antibody SRK-181

Acelarin

PARP 1/2 inhibitor RP12146

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Sanger sequencing

telomere

deleterious mutation

novel mutation

presymptomatic testing

cytogenetics

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

hemizygous

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