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ArticlePloS one2021

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) prediction model derived from plasma and CSF biomarkers.

Radhika Khosla, Manjari Rain, Suresh Sharma, Akshay Anand

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Radhika KhoslaDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Manjari RainDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Suresh SharmaDepartment of Statistics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Akshay AnandDepartment of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9003-3532
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INPanjab University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disorder of motor neurons which leads to complete loss of movement in patients. The only FDA approved drug Riluzole provides only symptomatic relief to patients. Early Diagnosis of the disease warrants the importance of diagnostic and prognostic models for predicting disease and disease progression respectively. In the present study we represent the predictive statistical model for ALS using plasma and CSF biomarkers. Forward stepwise (Binary likelihood) Logistic regression model is developed for prediction of ALS. The model has been shown to have excellent validity (94%) with good sensitivity (98%) and specificity (93%). The area under the ROC curve is 99.3%. Along with age and BMI, VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor), VEGFR2 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2) and TDP43 (TAR DNA Binding Protein 43) in CSF and VEGFR2 and OPTN (Optineurin) in plasma are good predictors of ALS.

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Models, StatisticalAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisBiomarkersDisease ProgressionEarly DiagnosisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisROC CurveBiomarkers

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