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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

GPND-AI NULISA: A 15-Protein AI classifier for diagnosis and co-pathology profiling across neurodegenerative diseases.

Ying Xu, Marisa N Denkinger, Menghan Liu, Katherine Gong, Yike Chen, Daniel Western, Jigyasha Timsina, Yuchen Cheng, Yunchang Xie, Rui Mu and 16 more

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Ying XuDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Marisa N DenkingerBanner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, USA.
Menghan LiuDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Katherine GongDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Yike ChenDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Daniel WesternDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jigyasha TimsinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Yuchen ChengDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Yunchang XieDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Rui MuDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
John BuddeDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Thomas G BeachBanner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, USA.
Geidy E SerranoBanner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, USA.
Eric M ReimanBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Alpana SinghBanner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, USA.
Isabel Alfradique-DunhamDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Tammie L S BenzingerDepartment of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Suzanne E SchindlerDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
John C MorrisDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
David M HoltzmanDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Joel S PerlumtterDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
B Joy SniderDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Meghan C CampbellDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Paul T KotzbauerDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Nicholas J AshtonBanner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, USA.
Carlos CruchagaDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-2899

Funding

Smartphone-Based "Burst" Cognitive AssessmentsP01AG003991 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Tammie Lee Smith Benzinger · 1985 to 2026
$69.5M
The natural history of AB accumulation in preclinical ADP01AG026276 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SCHINDLER, SUZANNE ELIZABETH · 2005 to 2025
$49.5M
Research Education ComponentP30AG019610 · NIA · SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ, GRACIELA · 2001 to 2020
$32.5M
Research Education ComponentP30AG066444 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DAVID M. HOLTZMAN · 2020 to 2026
$28.7M
Research Education ComponentP30AG072980 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI HEATHER Allyson BIMONTE-NELSON · 2021 to 2026
$24.9M
Dissecting the Genomic Etiology of non-Mendelian Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease and Related PhenotypesR01AG064614 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BEECHAM, GARY WAYNE, CRUCHAGA, CARLOS · 2019 to 2023
$11.5M
Identification and Characterization of Cell-Specific Transposable Elements Implicated on Alzheimer Disease and Healthy AgingR01AG078964 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Carlos Cruchaga, Bess Frost · 2022 to 2026
$9.0M
Genetic Architecture of Alzheimer’s disease ProteinopathiesR01AG064877 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CRUCHAGA, CARLOS, KAMBOH, M. ILYAS · 2021 to 2024
$8.4M
National Brain and Tissue Resource for Parkinson's Disease and Related DisordersU24NS072026 · NINDS · BANNER SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI BEACH, THOMAS G · 2011 to 2015
$7.8M
Redefining Chiari Type I Malformation through Genetically, Radiologically, and Clinically-Derived Endophenotypes that are Predictive of Long-Term Neurological OutcomeP01NS131131 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI David Delmar Limbrick, Chenyang Lu · 2023 to 2026
$7.6M
Protein Aggregation and Neurotransmitter Deficits in Parkinson DiseaseR01NS097799 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI PAUL T KOTZBAUER · 2016 to 2026
$5.8M
GENETIC MODIFIERS OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID TREM2 IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASERF1AG058501 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CRUCHAGA, CARLOS, PICCIO, LAURA · 2018 to 2018
$3.5M
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Abstract

introductionAccurate clinical diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases remains challenging, particularly when individuals have mixed pathologies. We implemented the generalizable protein-based neurodegenerative disease artificial intelligence (GPND-AI) classifier using the NUcleic acid-Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay (NULISA) central nervous system (CNS) panel to classify Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and healthy controls, while disentangling mixed pathologies.

methodsProteomic and clinical information from the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (Knight-ADRC) and Movement Disorder Clinic were used to train and test the GPND-AI classifier. External validation was performed in a Banner Sun Health Research Institute cohort and additional Knight-ADRC samples with neuropathologically confirmed diagnoses.

resultsGPND-AI identified 15 proteins that achieve an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.955 and 92.3% accuracy across five diagnostic categories. In validation cohort, predicted co-pathologies significantly correlated with clinical characteristics. DISCUSSION: GPND-AI identified a 15-protein panel that accurately classifies individuals across the four major neurodegenerative diseases. Validation against neuropathology-confirmed diagnoses supports the utility of proteomics-based approaches for mapping disease-specific and co-existing neurodegenerative processes.

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Artificial IntelligenceNeurodegenerative DiseasesProteomicsAgedAlzheimer DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleParkinson Diseaseartificial intelligenceco‐pathologyneurodegenerative diseasesNULISAplasma proteomicsprecision diagnosis

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PMID42050390
PMCPMC13124650

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