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ArticleAlzheimer's research & therapy2021

Longitudinal amyloid and tau accumulation in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease: findings from the Colombia-Boston (COLBOS) biomarker study.

Justin S Sanchez, Bernard J Hanseeuw, Francisco Lopera, Reisa A Sperling, Ana Baena, Yamile Bocanegra, David Aguillon, Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez, Enmanuelle Pardilla-Delgado, Liliana Ramirez-Gomez and 16 more

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5 · Who and what money

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26 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Justin S SanchezMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Bernard J HanseeuwMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Francisco LoperaGrupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Reisa A SperlingMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ana BaenaGrupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Yamile BocanegraGrupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
David AguillonGrupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Edmarie Guzmán-VélezMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Enmanuelle Pardilla-DelgadoMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Liliana Ramirez-GomezMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Clara Vila-CastelarMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jairo E MartinezMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Joshua T Fox-FullerMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Claudia RamosGrupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Martin Ochoa-EscuderoHospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
Sergio AlvarezHospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
Heidi I L JacobsMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Aaron P SchultzMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jennifer R GatchelMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
J Alex BeckerMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Samantha R KatzMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Danielle V MayblyumMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Julie C PriceMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Eric M ReimanBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Keith A JohnsonMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Yakeel T QuirozMassachusetts General Hoospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. yquiroz@mgh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USUniversidad de Antioquia · COBrigham and Women's Hospital · USHospital Pablo Tobon Uribe · COBanner Alzheimer’s InstituteMaastricht University · NL

Funding

Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - SupplementU01AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE RES &EDUC · PI WEINER, MICHAEL W · 2004 to 2015
$121.0M
RECRUITMENT COREU19AG010483 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FELDMAN, HOWARD · 2013 to 2020
$80.6M
Vascular factors, physical activity, and inflammation as modulators of neurodegenerative and cognitive trajectories (Project 2)P01AG036694 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Keith A. Johnson · 2010 to 2026
$50.2M
THE ROLE OF ADVANCED CAA IN ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIAP50AG005134 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HYMAN, BRADLEY T. · 1985 to 2018
$42.1M
Research Education ComponentP30AG062421 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI STEVEN E ARNOLD · 2019 to 2026
$36.5M
PET, APOE & the Preclinical Course of Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG031581 · NIA · BANNER ALZHEIMER'S INSTITUTE · PI CASELLI, RICHARD J., REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2008 to 2018
$16.6M
Evolution of memory-related fMRI activation over the course of MCI and ADR01AG027435 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI JOHNSON, KEITH A., SPERLING, REISA A. · 2006 to 2016
$8.6M
Tracking the origin of tau pathology: dovetailing (pre-)preclinical biomarker trajectoriesR01AG062559 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Heidi Irma Jacobs · 2019 to 2026
$4.8M
Disentangling the contribution of tau to aging and ADR01AG046396 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JOHNSON, KEITH A. · 2014 to 2018
$4.0M
Relationship between tau pathology and cognitive impairment in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG054671 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI QUIROZ, YAKEEL T. · 2017 to 2021
$3.8M
Memory network dysfunction as an early marker of preclinical Alzheimer's DiseaseDP5OD019833 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI QUIROZ, YAKEEL T. · 2014 to 2018
$2.3M
Depressive symptoms in the pathogenesis of preclinical Alzheimer's DiseaseK23AG058805 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GATCHEL, JENNIFER ROSE · 2018 to 2022
$992k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeuroimaging studies of autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD) enable characterization of the trajectories of cerebral amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau accumulation in the decades prior to clinical symptom onset. Longitudinal rates of regional tau accumulation measured with positron emission tomography (PET) and their relationship with other biomarker and cognitive changes remain to be fully characterized in ADAD.

methodsFourteen ADAD mutation carriers (Presenilin-1 E280A) and 15 age-matched non-carriers from the Colombian kindred underwent 2-3 sessions of Aβ (11C-Pittsburgh compound B) and tau (18F-flortaucipir) PET, structural magnetic resonance imaging, and neuropsychological evaluation over a 2-4-year follow-up period. Annualized rates of change for imaging and cognitive variables were compared between carriers and non-carriers, and relationships among baseline measurements and rates of change were assessed within carriers.

resultsLongitudinal measurements were consistent with a sequence of ADAD-related changes beginning with Aβ accumulation (16 years prior to expected symptom onset, EYO), followed by entorhinal cortex (EC) tau (9 EYO), neocortical tau (6 EYO), hippocampal atrophy (6 EYO), and cognitive decline (4 EYO). Rates of tau accumulation among carriers were most rapid in parietal neocortex (~ 9%/year). EC tau PET signal at baseline was a significant predictor of subsequent neocortical tau accumulation and cognitive decline within carriers.

conclusionsOur results are consistent with the sequence of biological changes in ADAD implied by cross-sectional studies and highlight the importance of EC tau as an early biomarker and a potential link between Aβ burden and neocortical tau accumulation in ADAD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersBostonColombiaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPositron-Emission Tomographytau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkerstau ProteinsAlzheimer’sAmyloidAutosomal-DominantImagingLongitudinalTau

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