Plasma amyloid β 42/40 ratios as biomarkers for amyloid β cerebral deposition in cognitively normal individuals.

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Fandos, N; Pérez-Grijalba, V; Pesini, P; Olmos, S; Bossa, M; Villemagne, VL; Doecke, J; Fowler, C; Masters, CL; Sarasa, M; ...Date
2017Source Title
Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Publisher
WileyAffiliation
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental HealthMedicine and Radiology
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Fandos, N., Pérez-Grijalba, V., Pesini, P., Olmos, S., Bossa, M., Villemagne, V. L., Doecke, J., Fowler, C., Masters, C. L., Sarasa, M. & AIBL Research Group (2017). Plasma amyloid β 42/40 ratios as biomarkers for amyloid β cerebral deposition in cognitively normal individuals.. Alzheimers Dement (Amst), 8 (1), pp.179-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2017.07.004.Access Status
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602863Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Plasma amyloid β (Aβ) peptides have been previously studied as candidate biomarkers to increase recruitment efficiency in secondary prevention clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease. METHODS: Free and total Aβ42/40 plasma ratios (FP42/40 and TP42/40, respectively) were determined using ABtest assays in cognitively normal subjects from the Australian Imaging, Biomarker and Lifestyle Flagship Study. This population was followed-up for 72 months and their cortical Aβ burden was assessed with positron emission tomography. RESULTS: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses showed an inverse association of Aβ42/40 plasma ratios and cortical Aβ burden. Optimized as a screening tool, TP42/40 reached 81% positive predictive value of high cortical Aβ burden, which represents 110% increase over the population prevalence of cortical Aβ positivity. DISCUSSION: These findings support the use of plasma Aβ42/40 ratios as surrogate biomarkers of cortical Aβ deposition and enrichment tools, reducing the number of subjects submitted to invasive tests and, consequently, recruitment costs in clinical trials targeting cognitively normal individuals.
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