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Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease Using the CSF Abeta42/Abeta40 Ratio in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Hansson, Oskar LU orcid ; Zetterberg, Henrik ; Buchhave, Peder ; Andreasson, Ulf ; Londos, Elisabet LU ; Minthon, Lennart LU and Blennow, Kaj (2007) In Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 23(5). p.316-320
Abstract
Evidence supports an important role for beta-amyloid (A beta) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease ( AD). Here, we investigate baseline levels of the 40- and 42-amino-acid-long A beta peptides (A beta 40 and A beta 42) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a cohort of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 137) in relation to the final diagnosis after 4 - 6 years of follow-up time. CSF A beta 42 concentration at baseline and the A beta 42/A beta 40 ratio were significantly decreased in the MCI patients who developed AD as compared to cognitively stable MCI patients and MCI patients who developed other forms of dementia ( p < 0.001). The baseline levels of A beta 40 were similar in all MCI groups but correlated with change... (More)
Evidence supports an important role for beta-amyloid (A beta) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease ( AD). Here, we investigate baseline levels of the 40- and 42-amino-acid-long A beta peptides (A beta 40 and A beta 42) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a cohort of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 137) in relation to the final diagnosis after 4 - 6 years of follow-up time. CSF A beta 42 concentration at baseline and the A beta 42/A beta 40 ratio were significantly decreased in the MCI patients who developed AD as compared to cognitively stable MCI patients and MCI patients who developed other forms of dementia ( p < 0.001). The baseline levels of A beta 40 were similar in all MCI groups but correlated with change in Mini Mental State Examination scores in converters to AD. The A beta 42/A beta 40 ratio was superior to A beta 42 concentration with regard to identifying incipient AD in MCI ( p < 0.05). In conclusion, the data provide further support for the view that amyloid precursor protein metabolism is disturbed in early sporadic AD and points to the usefulness of the A beta 42/ A beta 40 ratio as a predictive biomarker for AD. (Less)
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1420-8008
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10.1159/000100926
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  abstract     = {{Evidence supports an important role for beta-amyloid (A beta) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease ( AD). Here, we investigate baseline levels of the 40- and 42-amino-acid-long A beta peptides (A beta 40 and A beta 42) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a cohort of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 137) in relation to the final diagnosis after 4 - 6 years of follow-up time. CSF A beta 42 concentration at baseline and the A beta 42/A beta 40 ratio were significantly decreased in the MCI patients who developed AD as compared to cognitively stable MCI patients and MCI patients who developed other forms of dementia ( p &lt; 0.001). The baseline levels of A beta 40 were similar in all MCI groups but correlated with change in Mini Mental State Examination scores in converters to AD. The A beta 42/A beta 40 ratio was superior to A beta 42 concentration with regard to identifying incipient AD in MCI ( p &lt; 0.05). In conclusion, the data provide further support for the view that amyloid precursor protein metabolism is disturbed in early sporadic AD and points to the usefulness of the A beta 42/ A beta 40 ratio as a predictive biomarker for AD.}},
  author       = {{Hansson, Oskar and Zetterberg, Henrik and Buchhave, Peder and Andreasson, Ulf and Londos, Elisabet and Minthon, Lennart and Blennow, Kaj}},
  issn         = {{1420-8008}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{316--320}},
  publisher    = {{Karger}},
  series       = {{Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders}},
  title        = {{Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease Using the CSF Abeta42/Abeta40 Ratio in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000100926}},
  doi          = {{10.1159/000100926}},
  volume       = {{23}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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