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ArticleNature aging2026

Plasma proteome profiling identified biomarkers for the differential diagnosis and molecular staging of neurodegenerative dementias.

Giovanni Bellomo, Lisa Vermunt, Sjors In 't Veld, James D Doecke, Yanaika S Hok-A-Hin, Kateřina Veverová, Isabel M Houtkamp, Daniel Alcolea, Steffen Halbgebauer, Carlos Quesada and 25 more

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Giovanni BellomoSection of Neurology, Laboratory of Clinical Neurochemistry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. g.bellomo@unilink.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0456-5650
Lisa VermuntNeurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7420-6384
Sjors In 't VeldNeurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3680-8437
James D DoeckeAustralian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Herston, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2863-0293
Yanaika S Hok-A-HinNeurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9713-116X
Kateřina VeverováMemory Clinic, Department of Neurology, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5845-1854
Isabel M HoutkampNeurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Daniel AlcoleaDepartment of Neurology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Sant Pau - Hospital de Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3819-3245
Steffen HalbgebauerDepartment of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8711-5702
Carlos QuesadaDepartamento de Matemática Aplicada a las TIC, Polytechnical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-5268
Niklas MattssonClinical Memory Research Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8885-7724
Minerva Martinez-CastilloReina Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, CIEN Foundation, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9036-2595
María José López-MartínezReina Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, CIEN Foundation, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.
Alberto RábanoReina Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, CIEN Foundation, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9320-6566
Lynn BoonkampAustralian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Christopher FowlerThe University of Melbourne, The Florey Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Juan ForteaDepartment of Neurology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Sant Pau - Hospital de Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1340-638X
Lorenzo GaetaniSection of Neurology, Laboratory of Clinical Neurochemistry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3967-8954
Andrea TojaSection of Neurology, Laboratory of Clinical Neurochemistry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-9500-7632
Yolande PijnenburgAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Afina LemstraAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Wiesje M van der FlierAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Pascual Sánchez-JuanReina Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, CIEN Foundation, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.
Jakub HortMemory Clinic, Department of Neurology, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Markus OttoDepartment of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4273-4267
Sarah Anderl-StaubDepartment of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Anne SiebenLab of neuropathology, Neurobiobank, Institute Born-Bunge, Antwerp University, Edegem, Belgium.
Bart de VielLab of neuropathology, Neurobiobank, Institute Born-Bunge, Antwerp University, Edegem, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1924-2029
Sebastiaan EngelborghsReference Center for Biological Markers of Dementia (BIODEM), Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Behavior, Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0304-9785
Oskar HanssonNeurology Clinic, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8467-7286
Colin MastersThe University of Melbourne, The Florey Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Alberto LleóDepartment of Neurology, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Sant Pau - Hospital de Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2568-5478
Lucilla ParnettiSection of Neurology, Laboratory of Clinical Neurochemistry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-3967
Charlotte E TeunissenNeurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. c.teunissen@amsterdamumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4061-0837
Marta Del CampoBarcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain. mcampo@barcelonabeta.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2808-3699

Funding

Alzheimer's Association SG-23-1061717Alzheimer's Association ZEN24-1069572EU Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research (Programi i Përbashkët i BE-së për Kërkimet mbi Sëmundjet Neuro-degjeneruese) 99C18000210005EU Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research (Programi i Përbashkët i BE-së për Kërkimet mbi Sëmundjet Neuro-degjeneruese) J99C18000210005Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation) 2022-0231Parkinson's Foundation (Parkinson's Foundation, Inc.) PF-PRF-934916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood-based biomarkers are emerging as scalable tools for the diagnosis and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases, but markers enabling differential diagnosis across major dementias remain limited. Here we show that large-scale plasma proteomics identifies disease-associated signatures across Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia. We analyzed 1,318 plasma samples from well-characterized international cohorts and identified more than 200 dysregulated proteins across disease groups. Glial fibrillary acidic protein showed the strongest increase along the Alzheimer's disease continuum, whereas integrin alpha-V and integrin alpha-M were consistently reduced in Lewy body disorders, including autopsy-confirmed cases. Elevated neurofilament light chain and lower glial fibrillary acidic protein were associated with frontotemporal dementia. We translated these findings into a 21-protein quantitative multiplex panel and validated it in an independent multicenter cohort (n = 805). These findings support plasma proteomics as an approach for biomarker-based differential diagnosis and disease staging across major neurodegenerative dementias.

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Alzheimer DiseaseDementiaFrontotemporal DementiaLewy Body DiseaseNeurodegenerative DiseasesProteomeProteomicsAgedBiomarkersCohort StudiesDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHumansMaleBiomarkersGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinProteome

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PMID42477094
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