ArticleNeurology2023
Longitudinal Changes in Blood Biomarkers of Clinical Alzheimer Disease in a Biracial Population Sample.
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- Peripheral GFAP and NfL as early biomarkers for dementia: longitudinal insights from the UK Biobank.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Risk of Alzheimer's disease is associated with longitudinal changes in plasma biomarkers in the multi-ethnic Washington Heights-Hamilton Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project (WHICAP) cohort.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesRecent studies suggest the utility of blood biomarkers in detecting changes in neurodegenerative disorders. The objective of our research was to test the hypothesis that the longitudinal changes in total tau (t-tau), neurofilament light chain (Nf-L), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) are associated with structural MRI and the development of clinical Alzheimer disease (AD) and cognitive decline.
methodsData came from a population-based sample with serum concentrations of t-tau, Nf-L, and GFAP and cognitive characteristics measured over 17 years. The inclusion criteria for this investigation were based on participants with blood samples, cognitive function testing, and clinical diagnosis for AD. The longitudinal changes in the serum biomarkers were examined using linear mixed models for log10-transformed concentrations.
resultsIn 1,327 participants (60% Black participants and 60% women, the concentration of t-tau increased annually by 4.8% (95% CI = 4.0-5.6) and Nf-L by 5.9% (95% CI = 5.4-6.4). The longitudinal change in GFAP was higher among Black participants than among White participants (4.4% vs 3.5% per year, DISCUSSION: Blood biomarkers showed significant longitudinal changes corresponding to cognitive decline, clinical AD, and structural MRI characteristics. Our findings show that longitudinal changes in serum biomarkers were associated with several cognitive endophenotypes. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: The study found Class II evidence that longitudinal changes in serum t-tau, Nf-L, and GFAP were associated with cognitive decline and the development of clinical AD in people older than 65 years.
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