Multiple choice

Clinical validity is a measure of

  1. the likelihood that a mutation stated to be present is in fact present

  2. the likelihood that identification of a mutation correctly predicts presence or absence of disease

  3. the likelihood that a mutation test will successfully identify a pathogenic mutation

  4. the likelihood that an identified mutation is pathogenic vs. a benign variant
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Explanation

Clinical validity is the likelihood that a mutation correctly predicts the presence or absence of disease.

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