Ferreira, PCL; Zhang, Y; Snitz, B; Chang, CCH; Bellaver, B; Jacobsen, E; Kamboh, MI; ... Karikari, TK; + view all Ferreira, PCL; Zhang, Y; Snitz, B; Chang, CCH; Bellaver, B; Jacobsen, E; Kamboh, MI; Zetterberg, H; Blennow, K; Pascoal, TA; Villemagne, VL; Ganguli, M; Karikari, TK; - view fewer (2023) Plasma biomarkers identify older adults at risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a real-world population-based cohort. Alzheimer's and Dementia 10.1002/alz.12986. (In press).

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Introduction: Plasma biomarkers—cost effective, non-invasive indicators of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders (ADRD)—have largely been studied in clinical research settings. Here, we examined plasma biomarker profiles and their associated factors in a population-based cohort to determine whether they could identify an at-risk group, independently of brain and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers. Methods: We measured plasma phosphorylated tau181 (p-tau181), neurofilament light chain (NfL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and amyloid beta (Aβ)42/40 ratio in 847 participants from a population-based cohort in southwestern Pennsylvania. Results: K-medoids clustering identified two distinct plasma Aβ42/40 modes, further categorizable into three biomarker profile groups: normal, uncertain, and abnormal. In different groups, plasma p-tau181, NfL, and GFAP were inversely correlated with Aβ42/40, Clinical Dementia Rating, and memory composite score, with the strongest associations in the abnormal group. Discussion: Abnormal plasma Aβ42/40 ratio identified older adult groups with lower memory scores, higher dementia risks, and higher ADRD biomarker levels, with potential implications for population screening. Highlights: Population-based plasma biomarker studies are lacking, particularly in cohorts without cerebrospinal fluid or neuroimaging data. In the Monongahela-Youghiogheny Healthy Aging Team study (n = 847), plasma biomarkers associated with worse memory and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), apolipoprotein E ε4, and greater age. Plasma amyloid beta (Aβ)42/40 ratio levels allowed clustering participants into abnormal, uncertain, and normal groups. Plasma Aβ42/40 correlated differently with neurofilament light chain, glial fibrillary acidic protein, phosphorylated tau181, memory composite, and CDR in each group. Plasma biomarkers can enable relatively affordable and non-invasive community screening for evidence of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders pathophysiology.

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