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ArticleAlzheimer's research & therapy2022

Model-based stratification of progression along the Alzheimer disease continuum highlights the centrality of biomarker synergies.

Muhammad Usman Sadiq, Kichang Kwak, Eran Dayan, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

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Muhammad Usman SadiqBiomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Kichang KwakBiomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Eran DayanBiomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. eran_dayan@med.unc.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9710-9210
Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

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Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - SupplementU01AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE RES &EDUC · PI WEINER, MICHAEL W · 2004 to 2015
$121.0M
Redundancy as a neuroprotective mechanism against aging-related cognitive declineR01AG062590 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAYAN, ERAN · 2019 to 2022
$1.6M
CIHRNIA NIH HHS R01 AG062590NIA NIH HHS U01 AG024904
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Abstract

backgroundThe progression rates of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are variable and dynamic, yet the mechanisms that contribute to heterogeneity in progression rates remain ill-understood. Particularly, the role of synergies in pathological processes reflected by biomarkers for amyloid-beta ('A'), tau ('T'), and neurodegeneration ('N') in progression along the AD continuum is not fully understood.

methodsHere, we used a combination of model and data-driven approaches to address this question. Working with a large dataset (N = 321 across the training and testing cohorts), we first applied unsupervised clustering on longitudinal cognitive assessments to divide individuals on the AD continuum into those showing fast vs. moderate decline. Next, we developed a deep learning model that differentiated fast vs. moderate decline using baseline AT(N) biomarkers.

resultsTraining the model with AT(N) biomarker combination revealed more prognostic utility than any individual biomarkers alone. We additionally found little overlap between the model-driven progression phenotypes and established atrophy-based AD subtypes. Our model showed that the combination of all AT(N) biomarkers had the most prognostic utility in predicting progression along the AD continuum. A comprehensive AT(N) model showed better predictive performance than biomarker pairs (A(N) and T(N)) and individual biomarkers (A, T, or N).

conclusionsThis study combined data and model-driven methods to uncover the role of AT(N) biomarker synergies in the progression of cognitive decline along the AD continuum. The results suggest a synergistic relationship between AT(N) biomarkers in determining this progression, extending previous evidence of A-T synergistic mechanisms.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBiomarkersComputer SimulationAmyloid beta-PeptidesCognitive DysfunctionDeep LearningDisease ProgressionHumanstau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkerstau ProteinsAlzheimer’s diseaseAT(N) biomarkersCognitive phenotypesDeep learning

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