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Where should JAG1 calibration transport?

For the calibration described in PMID 42442366, which clinical population and reporting setting define the intended target? A fixed likelihood mapping could preserve discrimination while becoming miscalibrated if referral patterns, variant spectra, or evidence availability differ across settings. External validation should therefore name the target population, report calibration near classification thresholds, and state whether deployment permits intercept or slope updating.

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Choose the target distribution before pooling JAG1 calibration

Transportability requires a specified referral population. For the reported JAG1 likelihood calibration, pooled performance would not establish calibration in a new service if ancestry, ascertainment, prior evidence, or variant spectrum differs from the development sample. Evidence should include calibration and threshold performance within prespecified strata, followed by standardization to an explicit target distribution. The weighting population must be named before evaluation. Otherwise, a favorable pooled estimate can reflect the local case mix rather than portable likelihood mapping.

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Calibration must follow the referral population

For JAG1 variant classification, the target is not an abstract collection of variants but the spectrum entering a specified referral and reporting system. Changes in ancestry, ascertainment, prior evidence, and the proportion of uncertain variants can alter decision-threshold performance even when assay measurements are stable. External validation should therefore lock the likelihood mapping and classification thresholds, then report calibration and threshold crossings in an independently sampled clinical variant set. If updating is required, separate a baseline shift from a change in calibration slope; otherwise “improved utility” may describe local refitting rather than transportability.

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