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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Biomarker discovery in Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases using Nucleic Acid Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay.

Nicholas J Ashton, Andrea L Benedet, Guglielmo Di Molfetta, Ilaria Pola, Federica Anastasi, Aida Fernández-Lebrero, Albert Puig-Pijoan, Ashvini Keshavan, Jonathan Schott, Kubra Tan and 15 more

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Diagnostic accuracy of plasma p-tau217 against amyloid PET: A meta-analysis of technical platform variability and ratio versus single marker comparisons.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  8. Dementia etiology classification using NULISA plasma biomarkers and machine learning.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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25 authors.

Nicholas J AshtonDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Andrea L BenedetDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Guglielmo Di MolfettaDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Ilaria PolaDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Federica AnastasiHospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Aida Fernández-LebreroHospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Albert Puig-PijoanHospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Ashvini KeshavanDementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
Jonathan SchottDementia Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
Kubra TanDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Joel SimrénDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Bárbara Fernandes GomesDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Laia Montoliu-GayaDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Richard IsaacsonDepartment of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian, New York, New York, USA.
Matilde BongianniDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, Policlinico G. B. Rossi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Chiara TolassiClinical Investigation in Laboratory, Maggiore Hospital ASST-Crema, Crema, Italy.
Valentina CantoniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Neurology Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Antonella AlbericiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Neurology Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Alessandro PadovaniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Neurology Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Gianluigi ZanussoDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Andrea PilottoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Neurology Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Barbara BorroniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Neurology Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Marc Suárez-CalvetHospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Kaj BlennowDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Henrik ZetterbergDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience & Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.

Funding

AD Strategic FundAiralzh FoundationAlzheimer Drug Discovery Foundation #201809-2016862Bluefield ProjectCure Alzheimer's FundERA PerMed PI19/00155ERA PerMed PI22/00456Erling-Persson Family FoundationEuropean Partnership on MetrologyEuropean Research Council 948677European Union Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research JPND2021-00694European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme 101053962Familjen Rönströms StiftelseH2020 IMI IDEA-FAST ID853981Hjärnfonden, Sweden #FO2022-0270Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIItalian Ministry of Health RF-2018-12366209Italian Ministry of University and Research 2017MYJ5THItalian Ministry of University and Research PRIN COCOON 2017MYJ5THla Caixa Foundation ID 100010434LIMPE-DISMOV Foundation SegalaMarie Skłodowska-Curie 847648MIRIADENational Institute for Health and Care Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research CentreNEuroBioStand #22HLT07Olav Thon FoundationPNRR-Health PNRR-MAD-2022-12376110PRIN 2021 RePlast 20202THZAWStiftelsen för Gamla TjänarinnorSwedish Research Council #2019-02397Swedish Research Council #2022-01018Swedish Research Council #2023-00356Swedish State Support for Clinical Research #ALFGBG-71320UK Dementia Research Institute UKDRI-1003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRecent advancements in immunological methods accurately quantify biofluid biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Despite progress, more biomarkers, ideally in blood, are needed for effective disease monitoring for AD and other neurodegenerative proteinopathies.

methodsWe used the Nucleic Acid Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay (NULISA) central nervous system panel for biomarker quantification in plasma, serum, and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with AD, mild cognitive impairment, Lewy body dementia, progranulin (GRN) mutation carriers.

resultsNULISA identified phosphorylated tau217 and neurofilament light chain as the most deregulated biomarkers in the AD continuum and GRN mutation carriers, respectively. Importantly, numerous novel proteomic changes were observed in each disease endophenotype, which included synaptic processing, inflammation, microglial reactivity, TAR DNA-binding protein 43, and α-synuclein pathology. DISCUSSION: We underline the potential of next-generation biomarker identification tools to detect novel proteomic features that also incorporate established biomarkers. These findings highlight the importance of continued biomarker discovery to improve treatment decisions and help us better understand the complexities of neurodegenerative disorders. HIGHLIGHTS: The, direct, or indirect, measures in blood that complement phosphorylated tau (p-tau)217 for other proteinopathies or disease progression are urgently needed. Significant novel proteomic changes were observed in each disease endophenotype in plasma, serum, and cerebrospinal fluid, which included proteins involved in synaptic processing, inflammation, microglial reactivity, TAR DNA-binding protein 43, and α-synuclein pathology. Nucleic Acid Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay continued to unbiasely highlight p-tau217 and neurofilament light chain as the most significantly deregulated blood biomarkers in the Alzheimer's disease continuum and progranulin mutation carriers, respectively.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBiomarkersLewy Body DiseaseNeurodegenerative DiseasesAgedCognitive DysfunctionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurofilament ProteinsProgranulinstau ProteinsBiomarkersneurofilament protein LNeurofilament ProteinsProgranulinstau Proteinsdiscoveryfrontotemporal dementiaLewy body diseaseNucleic Acid Linked Immuno‐Sandwich Assayplasma biomarkersproteomics

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PMID40401628
PMCPMC12096316

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