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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Learning a Continuous Progression Trajectory of Amyloid in Alzheimer disease.

Mingzhao Tong, Fahad Mehfooz, Shu Zhang, Yipei Wang, Shiaofen Fang, Andrew J Saykin, Xiaoqian Wang, Jingwen Yan

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Mingzhao TongDepartment of Computer Science, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, U.S.ORCID 0000-0003-2298-6213
Fahad MehfoozDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, U.S.ORCID 0000-0003-1581-0279
Shu ZhangDepartment of Computer Science, University of California Los Angeles 404 Westwood Plaza Engineering IV, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, U.S.
Yipei WangElmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, U.S.
Shiaofen FangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, U.S.ORCID 0000-0001-8277-5202
Andrew J SaykinDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, U.S.ORCID 0000-0002-1376-8532
Xiaoqian WangElmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, U.S.
Jingwen YanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, U.S.

Funding

Project 1U19AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI William J. Jagust · 2016 to 2026
$226.7M
Peripheral and Central Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease in Diverse CohortsU19AG074879 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE · PI Minerva Maria Carrasquillo · 2023 to 2026
$42.0M
Research Education ComponentP30AG072976 · NIA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI ANDREW J SAYKIN · 2021 to 2026
$24.1M
Ultrascale Machine Learning to Empower Discovery in Alzheimers Disease BiobanksU01AG068057 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Christos Davatzikos, Heng Huang · 2020 to 2026
$20.7M
KBASE2: Korean Brain Aging Study, Longitudinal Endophenotypes and Systems BiologyU01AG072177 · NIA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI LEE, DONG YOUNG, NHO, KWANGSIK TIMOTHY · 2021 to 2025
$11.2M
Characterizing the progression of Alzheimer's disease with multi-omic genetic and imaging dataR01AG081951 · NIA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Xiaoqian Wang, Jingwen Yan · 2024 to 2026
$1.9M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072976NIA NIH HHS R01 AG081951NIA NIH HHS U01 AG068057NIA NIH HHS U01 AG072177NIA NIH HHS U19 AG024904NIA NIH HHS U19 AG074879
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Abstract

backgroundUnderstanding of early Alzheimer progression is critical for timely diagnosis and treatment evaluation, but traditional diagnostic groups often lack sensitivity to subtle early-stage changes.

methodsWe developed SLOPE, an unsupervised dimensionality reduction method that models the amyloid progression in AD on a continuous scale which preserves the temporal sequence of follow-up visits. Applied to longitudinal amyloid PET data, SLOPE generated a two-dimensional trajectory capturing global amyloid accumulation across the AD continuum.

resultsSLOPE-derived pseudotime scores better preserved temporal consistency across diagnostic groups and longitudinal follow-up visits and can be generalized to held-out subjects. The learned trajectory revealed biologically consistent amyloid spreading patterns and greater sensitivity to early progression than global amyloid SUVR. DISCUSSION: SLOPE provides a continuous staging of amyloid pathology that complements global amyloid measures by capturing early localized progression.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseEarly detectionProgression modeling

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PMID41676727
PMCPMC12889634

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