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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2026

AI-driven biomarker learning for the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases: ABLEDx.

Qingfu Zhu, Songdi Wu, Peilin Huang, Qi Sun, Zhongzhong Liu, Xinxi Zhu, Luke P Lee, Fei Liu

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Qingfu Zhu *State Key Laboratory of Eye Health, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China. qingfu.zhu@wmu.edu.cn.
Songdi Wu *Department of Neurology & Neuro-Ophthalmology, Xi'an Key Laboratory for Innovation and Translation of Neuroimmunological Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Xi'an, 710002, Shaanxi Province, China.
Peilin Huang *Shenzhen Huixin Lifetechnologies Co., Ltd , Longhua, Shenzhen, 518000, Guangdong, China.
Qi SunState Key Laboratory of Eye Health, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China.
Zhongzhong LiuDepartment of Neurology & Neuro-Ophthalmology, Xi'an Key Laboratory for Innovation and Translation of Neuroimmunological Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Xi'an, 710002, Shaanxi Province, China.
Xinxi ZhuState Key Laboratory of Eye Health, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China.
Luke P LeeDepartment of Medicine , Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School , Boston, 02115, MA, USA. lplee@bwh.harvard.edu.
Fei LiuDepartment of Medicine , Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School , Boston, 02115, MA, USA. fliu@bwh.harvard.edu.

Funding

National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China 22474092Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission 202323257
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTears are an easily accessible biofluid that reflects both emotional states and disease conditions. They are particularly enriched in extracellular vesicles (EVs), which carry proteins and nucleic acids relevant to neurological health. This makes tear EVs a promising source for biomarker discovery. However, limited sample volume and variability pose challenges for identifying reliable biomarkers for clinical diagnosis.

resultsWe present AI-driven Biomarker Learning for the Early Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases (ABLEDx), which applies a conditional variational autoencoder (cVAE) to enhance proteomic analysis of tear EVs. This approach effectively addresses sample limitations and improves the identification of disease-associated biomarkers. Our results reveal that tear EVs capture molecular signals along the eye-brain axis, reflecting contributions from both ocular and central nervous system cells. ABLEDx identified clinically relevant protein modules, which were consistently elevated in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, we recognize that KRAS is highly expressed in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and ocular myasthenia gravis, and tear-EV-associated LRG1 and HSPG2 exhibit differentiation between Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

conclusionsABLEDx demonstrates the utility of combining AI with tear-EV proteomics for non-invasive biomarker discovery. This strategy enables early and real-time detection of neurodegenerative and ocular diseases, offering new opportunities for clinical diagnostics and translational medicine.

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Artificial IntelligenceBiomarkersNeurodegenerative DiseasesAutoencoderEarly DiagnosisExtracellular VesiclesHumansProteomicsTearsBiomarkersDeep learningExtracellular vesiclesNeurodegenerative diseaseNoninvasive detectionVariational autoencoder

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PMCPMC12977692

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