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ReviewThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences2024

Advances in blood biomarkers for Alzheimer disease (AD): A review.

Araya Dimtsu Assfaw, Suzanne E Schindler, John C Morris

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Review in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Falls predict faster progression to Alzheimer's dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  9. The roles of biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  14. Performance of novel tau antibodies across multiple modalities for Alzheimer's disease assessment.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Araya Dimtsu AssfawDepartment of Neurology, Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2163-0338
Suzanne E SchindlerDepartment of Neurology, Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
John C MorrisDepartment of Neurology, Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Funding

Smartphone-Based "Burst" Cognitive AssessmentsP01AG003991 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Tammie Lee Smith Benzinger · 1985 to 2026
$69.5M
The natural history of AB accumulation in preclinical ADP01AG026276 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SCHINDLER, SUZANNE ELIZABETH · 2005 to 2025
$49.5M
Research Education ComponentP30AG066444 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DAVID M. HOLTZMAN · 2020 to 2026
$28.7M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG003991NIA NIH HHS P01 AG026276NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066444NIH HHS P01AG003991NIH HHS P01AG026276NIH HHS #P30AG066444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer disease (AD) and Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) are growing public health challenges globally affecting millions of older adults, necessitating concerted efforts to advance our understanding and management of these conditions. AD is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized pathologically by amyloid plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles that are the primary cause of dementia in older individuals. Early and accurate diagnosis of AD dementia is crucial for effective intervention and treatment but has proven challenging to accomplish. Although testing for AD brain pathology with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or positron emission tomography (PET) has been available for over 2 decades, most patients never underwent this testing because of inaccessibility, high out-of-pocket costs, perceived risks, and the lack of AD-specific treatments. However, in recent years, rapid progress has been made in developing blood biomarkers for AD/ADRD. Consequently, blood biomarkers have emerged as promising tools for non-invasive and cost-effective diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of AD progression. This review presents the evolving landscape of blood biomarkers in AD/ADRD and explores their potential applications in clinical practice for early detection, prognosis, and therapeutic interventions. It covers recent advances in blood biomarkers, including amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides, tau protein, neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). It also discusses their diagnostic and prognostic utility while addressing associated challenges and limitations. Future research directions in this rapidly evolving field are also proposed.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkerstau ProteinsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHumansNeurofilament ProteinsPositron-Emission TomographyAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersGFAP protein, humanGlial Fibrillary Acidic Proteinneurofilament protein LNeurofilament Proteinstau ProteinsAlzheimer diseaseblood‐based biomarkersblood testdiagnosisplasma biomarkers

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PMID38888066
PMCPMC11895589

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