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ReviewNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2017

Biomarkers for the Early Detection and Progression of Alzheimer's Disease.

Scott E Counts, Milos D Ikonomovic, Natosha Mercado, Irving E Vega, Elliott J Mufson

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Review in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
101citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 215 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Plasma protein risk scores for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease in the Framingham heart study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  19. An Update of Salivary Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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41 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Scott E CountsDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Milos D IkonomovicDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Natosha MercadoDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Irving E VegaDepartment of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Elliott J MufsonDepartment of Neurobiology and Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA. elliott.mufson@dignityhealth.org.
Michigan State University · USBarrow Neurological Institute · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Vascular Moderators of the Impact of Alzheimer's Pathology in the Young-OldP01AG025204 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HOWARD J AIZENSTEIN, Ann D. Cohen · 2005 to 2026
$56.5M
TAU, AB, SYNUCLEIN AND NITRATIVE/OXIDATIVE DAMAGE IN MCIP01AG014449 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH · PI COUNTS, SCOTT E · 1997 to 2024
$39.7M
Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Core CenterP30AG053760 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ALBIN, ROGER L · 2016 to 2020
$10.1M
Cellular and Molecular Medial Temporal Lobe Pathology in Elderly PreMCI subjectsR01AG043375 · NIA · ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER · PI GINSBERG, STEPHEN D, MUFSON, ELLIOTT JAY · 2013 to 2017
$3.6M
Development of a PET Tracer Selective for Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyR01AG052528 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI IKONOMOVIC, MILOS D · 2016 to 2020
$3.3M
Neuroprotective microRNA pathwaysR21AG042146 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI COUNTS, SCOTT E · 2012 to 2013
$409k
Proteomics of mild cognitive impairment in the elderlyR21AG026032 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI COUNTS, SCOTT E · 2005 to 2006
$342k
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG014449NIA NIH HHS P01 AG025204NIA NIH HHS P30 AG053760NIA NIH HHS R01 AG043375NIA NIH HHS R01 AG052528NIA NIH HHS R21 AG026032NIA NIH HHS R21 AG042146
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent failures of potential disease-modifying drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) may reflect the fact that the enrolled participants in clinical trials are already too advanced to derive a clinical benefit. Thus, well-validated biomarkers for the early detection and accurate diagnosis of the preclinical stages of AD will be crucial for therapeutic advancement. The combinatorial use of biomarkers derived from biological fluids, such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), with advanced molecular imaging and neuropsychological testing may eventually achieve the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity necessary to identify people in the earliest stages of the disease when drug modification is most likely possible. In this regard, positive amyloid or tau tracer retention on positron emission tomography imaging, low CSF concentrations of the amyloid-β 1-42 peptide, high CSF concentrations in total tau and phospho-tau, mesial temporal lobe atrophy on magnetic resonance imaging, and temporoparietal/precuneus hypometabolism or hypoperfusion on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography have all emerged as biomarkers for the progression to AD. However, the ultimate AD biomarker panel will likely involve the inclusion of novel CSF and blood biomarkers more precisely associated with confirmed pathophysiologic mechanisms to improve its reliability for detecting preclinical AD. This review highlights advancements in biological fluid and imaging biomarkers that are moving the field towards achieving the goal of a preclinical detection of AD.

Indexed as

Disease ProgressionAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAutoantibodiesBiomarkersEarly DiagnosisHumansInflammation MediatorsPositron-Emission TomographySensitivity and SpecificityAmyloid beta-PeptidesAutoantibodiesBiomarkersInflammation MediatorsAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyloidBiomarkerCerebrospinal fluidMild cognitive impairmentPositron emission tomography

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PMID27738903
PMCPMC5233625
OpenAlexW2529983878

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