ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease & Parkinsonism2022
Parkinson's Disease Blood Test for Primary Care.
Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease & Parkinsonism, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Blood biomarkers predict conversion from cognitively stable to mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome at 16-month follow-up in ABC-DS.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
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Background: A blood-test that could serve as a potential first step in a multi-tiered neurodiagnostic process for ruling out Parkinson's disease (PD) in primary care settings would be of tremendous value. This study therefore sought to conduct a large-scale cross-validation of our Parkinson's disease Blood Test (PDBT) for use in primary care settings. Methods: Serum samples were analyzed from 846 PD and 2291 volunteer controls. Proteomic assays were run on a multiplex biomarker assay platform using Electrochemiluminescence (ECL). Diagnostic accuracy statistics were generated using area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), Sensitivity (SN), Specificity (SP) and Negative Predictive Value (NPV). Results: In the training set, the PDBT reached an AUC of 0.98 when distinguishing PD cases from controls with a SN of 0.84 and SP of 0.98. When applied to the test set, the PDBT yielded an AUC of 0.96, SN of 0.79 and SP of 0.97. The PDBT obtained a negative predictive value of 99% for a 2% base rate. Conclusion: The PDBT was highly successful in discriminating PD patients from control cases and has great potential for providing primary care providers with a rapid, scalable and cost-effective tool for screening out PD.
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