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1 Patient cohort studies with follow-up at uniform points in clinical course of disease/disorder
2 Cross-over study of index test (new test) vs.
Reference method (“gold standard”) in cohort of patients at risk of having disease/disorder
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1 Crossover study of index test vs. reference method (“gold standard”) in
representative cross-section of
asymptomatic population at-risk for
trait/disorder/preclinical disease