Eratne, Dhamidhu;
Li, Qiao-Xin;
Lewis, Courtney;
Dang, Christa;
Kang, Matthew JY;
Grewal, Jasleen;
Loi, Samantha;
... MiND Study Group; + view all
(2025)
Strong diagnostic performance of plasma ptau217 for CSF biomarker-defined young-onset Alzheimer disease in a diagnostically heterogeneous clinical cohort.
Journal of Neurology
, 272
, Article 25. 10.1007/s00415-024-12732-3.
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Abstract
Objective: We investigated diagnostic utility of phosphorylated tau 217 and 181 (ptau217, ptau181), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), amyloid beta 42 and 40 (Aβ42, Aβ40), and neurofilament light (NfL) to distinguish biomarker-defined Alzheimer disease (AD) from non-AD conditions, in a heterogenous clinical cohort of younger people. // Methods: Plasma biomarkers were analysed using ultrasensitive technology, and compared in patients with CSF Alzheimer disease profiles (A+T+) to other CSF profiles (Other). // Results: Seventy-nine patients were included, median age 60.8 years: 16 A+T+, 63 Other. Ptau217, ptau181, GFAP were significantly elevated in A+T+ compared to Other (3.67 vs 1.12 pg/mL, 3.87 vs 1.79 pg/mL, 189 vs 80 pg/mL, respectively). ptau217 distinguished AD from Other with 90% accuracy (88% specificity, 100% sensitivity). ptau217 also demonstrated strong diagnostic performance for clinically diagnosed AD. // Conclusions: Plasma ptau217 has strong diagnostic performance in distinguishing CSF biomarker-defined AD in a clinically relevant, younger cohort of people with symptoms, adding further weight for a simple diagnostic blood test for AD as a cause of a patient’s symptoms.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Strong diagnostic performance of plasma ptau217 for CSF biomarker-defined young-onset Alzheimer disease in a diagnostically heterogeneous clinical cohort |
| Location: | Germany |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00415-024-12732-3 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12732-3 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | ptau217; Alzheimer’s disease; Biomarker; Diagnosis; Dementia |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10205098 |
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