"False Positive Reactions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005189
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.354.506
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| Concept/Terms |
False Positive Reactions- False Positive Reactions
- False Positive Reaction
- Positive Reaction, False
- Positive Reactions, False
- Reaction, False Positive
- Reactions, False Positive
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "False Positive Reactions" by people in Profiles.
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Population bias in somatic measurement of microsatellite instability status. Cancer Med. 2020 09; 9(17):6452-6460.
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Misdiagnosis of Bordetella bronchiseptica Respiratory Infection as Bordetella pertussis by Multiplex Molecular Assay. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 11 28; 67(12):1919-1921.
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A Sensitive ALK Immunohistochemistry Companion Diagnostic Test Identifies Patients Eligible for Treatment with Crizotinib. J Thorac Oncol. 2017 05; 12(5):804-813.
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False carbamazepine positives due to 10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine breakdown in the GC-MS injector port. J Anal Toxicol. 2014 Oct; 38(8):519-23.
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Reduction of false-positive recalls using a computerized mammographic image feature analysis scheme. Phys Med Biol. 2014 Aug 07; 59(15):4357-73.
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Carcinoma involving the gallbladder: a retrospective review of 23 cases - pitfalls in diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma. Diagn Pathol. 2012 Jan 27; 7:10.
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Spurious elevation of serum PSA after curative treatment for prostate cancer: clinical consequences and the role of heterophilic antibodies. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2012 Jun; 15(2):182-8.
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Empirical evaluation of a new method for calculating signal-to-noise ratio for microarray data analysis. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 May; 74(10):2957-66.
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An examination of the Runs Test, Reverse Arrangements Test, and modified Reverse Arrangements Test for assessing surface EMG signal stationarity. J Neurosci Methods. 2006 Sep 30; 156(1-2):242-8.
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Understanding the mechanisms creating false positive lumpectomy margins. Am J Surg. 2005 Oct; 190(4):606-8.