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c/publichealth · by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz · 2y

FDA faces backlash over approval of genetic test for opioid addiction risk

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-faces-backlash-approval-genetic-test-opioid-addiction-risk-rcna146178

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TacoNot@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

SOLVD Health said in its application that AvertD had demonstrated a sensitivity of about 82% and a specificity of about 79%.

Those numbers suggest that roughly 1 in 5 results would be false negatives and roughly 1 in 5 would be false positives.

That doesn't seem very good

jadero@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 2y

Total error rate is about 2/5? That's barely better than a coin flip.

"Oh yes, I just got tested for my potential to become an opioid addict. Give me a second to flip a coin: heads I read the report, tails I toss it in the recycle bin."