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ReviewAlzheimer's research & therapy2025

Fluid biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases: a comprehensive update.

Martina Valletta, Nils Briel, Idil Yuksekel, Michelle Barboure, Anna Coward, Julie F H De Houwer, Ayesha Fawad, Alberto González-Mayoral, Gianmarco Iaccarino, Francisco Martínez-Dubarbie and 12 more

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Review in Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Martina Valletta *Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Nils Briel *Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Idil YuksekelParis Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, INSERM U1127, CNRS 7225, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Michelle BarboureAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Anna CowardBarcelona Beta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
Julie F H De HouwerDepartment of Neurology and Alzheimer Centre, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Ayesha FawadClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden.
Alberto González-MayoralParis Brain Institute, Sorbonne Université, INSERM U1127, CNRS 7225, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Gianmarco IaccarinoBarcelona Beta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
Francisco Martínez-DubarbieNeurology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
Shirine MoukaledDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Ulf AndreassonDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Johan GobomDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Ann BrinkmalmDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Betty TijmsAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Henrik ZetterbergDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Kaj BlennowDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Marc Suárez-CalvetBarcelona Beta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
Michael SchöllDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.
Ross W PatersonDepartment of Neurodegenerative Disease, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Laia Montoliu-Gaya *Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden. laia.montoliu.gaya@gu.se.
Aitana Sogorb-Esteve *Dementia Research Centre, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK. asogorb@fundacioncien.es.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluid biomarkers are revolutionizing the diagnosis and management of neurodegenerative diseases by enabling earlier diagnosis and disease monitoring. In particular, blood-based biomarkers have emerged as a minimally invasive and scalable alternative to cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Recent advances in blood-based tau biomarkers have shown high diagnostic accuracy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Other neurodegenerative diseases—such as synucleinopathies, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—pose substantial challenges due to their heterogeneous clinical presentations and the current absence of robust biomarkers for hallmark pathologies. Nonetheless, promising candidate markers are emerging for improved disease characterization and staging. Technological innovations, including single-molecule arrays (Simoa), advanced mass spectrometry workflows and nucleic acid linked immune-sandwich assay (NULISA) have markedly enhanced the sensitivity and precision of biomarker quantification from low-concentration biological matrices. More recently, the development of fully automated platforms shows great promise for routine measurement of blood-based biomarkers in clinical settings. Despite this progress key challenges remain, including the need for improved assay reproducibility, standardization, and the optimization of clinical workflows. In this review, we provide a comprehensive update on recent progress in fluid biomarker research across AD and major neurodegenerative diseases, highlight technological advances in detection methods, and discuss current challenges and opportunities for clinical translation.

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BiomarkersNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsHumansBiomarkersAlzheimer's DiseaseBlood-Based BiomarkersCSF BiomarkersFluid BiomarkersGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinNeurodegenerationNeurofilament Light ChainSynucleinTauTDP-43

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PMID41422050
PMCPMC12805704

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