Combined quantitation of HMGA2 mRNA, microRNAs, and mitochondrial-DNA content enables the identification and typing of thyroid tumors in fine-needle aspiration smears

Table 2 The classifier characteristics for discrimination between goiters and tumors

Characteristics of classifier			Cross-validation
Group	Sensitivity	PPV	Sensitivity	PPV
Goiters	0.9429	0.9083	0.6871	0.7020
Tumors	0.9742	0.9844	0.9212	0.9160

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