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ArticleBMC neurology2025

Identifying pathways to the prevention of dementia: the Netherlands consortium of dementia cohorts.

Julie E Oomens, Justine E F Moonen, Stephanie J B Vos, Magdalena Beran, Pedro Mateus, Peter P De Deyn, Wiesje M van der Flier, Mirjam I Geerlings, Martijn A Huisman, M Arfan Ikram and 26 more

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Article in BMC neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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36 authors.

Julie E OomensDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, The Netherlands. j.oomens@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Justine E F MoonenDepartment of Neurology, Alzheimer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Stephanie J B VosDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, The Netherlands.
Magdalena BeranDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Pedro MateusDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Peter P De DeynDepartment of Neurology and Alzheimer Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Wiesje M van der FlierDepartment of Neurology, Alzheimer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mirjam I GeerlingsDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Martijn A HuismanEpidemiology and Data Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
M Arfan IkramDepartment of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Miranda T SchramDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
P Eline SlagboomMolecular Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
W M Monique VerschurenDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Marian BeekmanMolecular Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Iñigo BermejoDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Mahlet BirhanuBiomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Dept. Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Esther E BronBiomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Dept. Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Andre DekkerDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Ingeborg FrentzDepartment of Neurology and Alzheimer Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Swier J F GarstDelft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
Eva JaarsmaEpidemiology and Data Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Almar A L KokEpidemiology and Data Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sofia MarcoliniDepartment of Neurology and Alzheimer Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Leon MeiSequencing Analysis Support Core, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Eric P Moll van CharanteDepartment of General Practice, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Edo RichardDepartment of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Casper G SchalkwijkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Thomas T van SlotenDepartment of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Charlotte E TeunissenNeurochemistry Lab, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Emma L TwaitDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Inge M W VerberkNeurochemistry Lab, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jet M J VonkDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Marjo P H van de WaarenburgDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Frank J WoltersDepartment of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Willemijn J JansenDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, The Netherlands.
Pieter Jelle VisserDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAggregation of cohort data increases precision for studying neurodegenerative disease pathways, but efforts to combine data and expertise are often hampered by infrastructural, ethical and legal considerations. We aimed to unite various cohort studies in the Netherlands to enhance research infrastructure and facilitate research on dementia etiology and its public health implications.

methodsThe Netherlands Consortium of Dementia Cohorts (NCDC) includes participants with initially no established cognitive impairment from 9 Dutch cohorts: the Amsterdam Dementia Cohort (ADC), Doetinchem Cohort Study (DCS), European Medical Information Framework for Alzheimer's Disease (EMIF-AD), Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA), the Leiden Longevity Study (LLS), The Maastricht Study, the Memolife substudy of the Lifelines cohort, Rotterdam Study and Second Manifestations of ARTerial disease-Magnetic Resonance (SMART-MR) study. The objectives of NCDC are to improve data infrastructure and access to cohorts related to aging and dementia, investigate the role of Alzheimer's disease and vascular pathology in the development of dementia and estimate the public health impact of established dementia risk factors by assessing their relative contribution to the population burden of dementia.

resultsWe increased the findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability (FAIR) status of the cohorts through harmonization of data across cohorts, implementation of medical imaging repositories for scan management, implementation of the Personal Health Train infrastructure and provision of meta-data in existing cohort catalogues. We established the ethical and legal frameworks required for federated and pooled analyses and performed the first remote federated data analyses using the Personal Health Train infrastructure. To determine biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease, endothelial dysfunction and inflammation, 2554 plasma samples were analyzed centrally. Federated, pooled, and coordinated meta-analyses have led to multiple publications in the context of NCDC.

conclusionThe combination of population-based and clinical cohorts, the coordinated assessment of plasma markers in previously collected samples and implementation and use of the Personal Health Train infrastructure for federated analysis are both feasible and promising for future collaborative efforts.

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DementiaAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNetherlandsRisk FactorsAlzheimer’s diseaseCohort studiesData accessData infrastructureDementia preventionFAIRHarmonizationNetherlands Consortium of Dementia CohortsPersonal Health TrainVascular pathology

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