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Biomarkers: Peripheral blood-based molecular signatures (Milestone 9.G)

Achieved

Timeline Start - End

2016 - 2020

Research Implementation Area

Biomarkers

Initiate studies to link peripheral blood-based molecular signatures and central imaging and CSF biomarkers.


Success Criteria

Identification of 3 peripheral blood-based molecular signatures that have a high correlation with central imaging and/or CSF biomarkers.

Summary of Key Accomplishments

Research supported by the NIA led to the discovery and ongoing standardization/validation of plasma amyloid, tau and neurofilament light chain (NfL) biomarkers, reflecting accumulation of amyloid and tau in the brain and neurodegeneration. NIA supports a growing portfolio of projects focused on using genomic technologies (transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic) to discover blood-based and CSF-based biomarkers that can be used for diagnostic, prognostic purposes or as biomarkers of treatment response. These include projects that are using single-cell molecular profiling technologies.

Studies supported through the Accelerating Medicines Partnership for Alzheimer’s Disease (AMP AD) have identified multiple blood and CSF metabolite-based and protein-based signatures that correlate with CNS imaging biomarkers for AD for early and advanced stages of the disease.

The key accomplishments summary is current as of March 2022. 

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