eprintid: 10064487 rev_number: 21 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/06/44/87 datestamp: 2018-12-19 15:07:46 lastmod: 2021-10-24 23:23:09 status_changed: 2018-12-19 15:07:46 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Donker Kaat, L creators_name: Meeter, LH creators_name: Chiu, WZ creators_name: Melhem, S creators_name: Boon, AJW creators_name: Blennow, K creators_name: Zetterberg, H creators_name: van Swieten, JC title: Serum neurofilament light chain in progressive supranuclear palsy ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C07 divisions: D07 divisions: F86 keywords: Biomarker, Neurofilament, Progressive supranuclear palsy note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: INTRODUCTION: Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a promising biomarker in neurodegenerative diseases. Elevated NfL levels in CSF and blood have been observed in a growing number of neurodegenerative disorders, including frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease. We studied serum NfL levels in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) in relation to disease severity and survival. METHODS: Serum NfL levels were determined cross-sectionally in a retrospective cohort of 131 patients with PSP and 95 healthy controls. Detailed clinical examination was performed and disease severity was assessed by several rating scales. RESULTS: We found that serum NfL levels in PSP were twice as high as those in controls, and that NfL levels correlated with worse functional, motor and cognitive functioning. During follow-up, 119 PSP patients had died, and higher NfL levels were associated with a shorter survival. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that serum NfL is a relevant and promising biomarker in PSP for disease severity, and may be used as a prognostic tool to predict survival in clinical practice. date: 2018-11 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.06.018 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1564592 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.06.018 pii: S1353-8020(18)30277-3 language_elements: English lyricists_name: Zetterberg, Henrik lyricists_id: HZETT94 actors_name: Zetterberg, Henrik actors_name: Harriot, Anne-Marie actors_id: HZETT94 actors_id: AHARA72 actors_role: owner actors_role: impersonator full_text_status: public publication: Parkinsonism & Related Disorders volume: 56 pagerange: 98-101 event_location: England issn: 1353-8020 citation: Donker Kaat, L; Meeter, LH; Chiu, WZ; Melhem, S; Boon, AJW; Blennow, K; Zetterberg, H; Donker Kaat, L; Meeter, LH; Chiu, WZ; Melhem, S; Boon, AJW; Blennow, K; Zetterberg, H; van Swieten, JC; - view fewer <#> (2018) Serum neurofilament light chain in progressive supranuclear palsy. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders , 56 pp. 98-101. 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.06.018 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.06.018>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10064487/1/Zetterberg_Serum%20neurofilament%20light%20chain%20in%20progressive%20supranuclear%20palsy_AAM.pdf