Correction: Clin Cancer Res 2008 14: 1065-1072

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In the article on diagnostic markers for early detection of ovarian cancer in the February 15, 2008, issue of Clinical Cancer Research, the authors indicated that the novel blood test described has a PPV for the general population above the suggested 0.10 necessary to be used as a screening test. However, data were not provided to support this claim. The PPV of this test for the general population is 6.5%, or 0.065. Therefore, it was incorrect to suggest that this test may be used for screening the general population, and the authors do not support the use of this test for screening the general population.

Visintin I, Feng Z, Longton G, Ward DC, Alvero AB, Lai Y, Tenthorey J, Leiser A, Flores-Saaib R, Yu H, Azori M, Rutherford T, Schwartz PE, Mor G. Diagnostic markers for early detection of ovarian cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2008;14:1065–72.

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