Blood protein predictors of brain amyloid for enrichment in clinical trials?
Alzheimers Dement (Amst)
; 1(1): 48-60, 2015 Mar.
Article
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| ID: mdl-27239491
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Measures of neocortical amyloid burden (NAB) identify individuals who are at substantially greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). Blood-based biomarkers predicting NAB would have great utility for the enrichment of AD clinical trials, including large-scale prevention trials.METHODS:
Nontargeted proteomic discovery was applied to 78 subjects from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing with a range of NAB values. Technical and independent replications were performed by immunoassay.RESULTS:
Seventeen discovery candidates were selected for technical replication. α2-Macroglobulin, fibrinogen γ-chain (FGG), and complement factor H-related protein 1 were confirmed to be associated with NAB. In an independent cohort, FGG plasma levels combined with age predicted NAB had a sensitivity of 59% and specificity of 78%.CONCLUSION:
A single blood protein, FGG, combined with age, was shown to relate to NAB and therefore could have potential for enrichment of clinical trial populations.
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Idioma:
En
Revista:
Alzheimers Dement (Amst)
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido