CSF Biomarkers in Longitudinal Alzheimer Disease Cohorts: Pre-Analytic Challenges.
Clin Chem
; 70(3): 538-550, 2024 03 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The sensitivity of amyloid to pre-analytic factors complicates cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diagnostics for Alzheimer disease. We report reliability and validity evidence for automated immunoassays from frozen and fresh CSF samples in an ongoing, single-site research program.METHODS:
CSF samples were obtained from 2 Wisconsin cohorts (1256 measurements; 727 participants). Levels of amyloid beta 1-42 (Aß42), phosphorylated tau 181 (pTau181), and total tau (tTau) were obtained using an Elecsys cobas e 601 platform. Repeatability and fixed effects of storage tube type, extraction method, and freezing were assessed via mixed models. Concordance with amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) was investigated with 238 participants having a temporally proximal PET scan.RESULTS:
Repeatability was high with intraclass correlation (ICC) ≥0.9, but tube type strongly affected measurements. Discriminative accuracy for PET amyloid positivity was strong across tube types (area under the curve [AUC] Aß42, 0.87; pTau181Aß42 , 0.96), although optimal thresholds differed.CONCLUSIONS:
Under real-world conditions, the Elecsys platform had high repeatability. However, strong effects of pre-analytic factors suggest caution in drawing longitudinal inferences.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Alzheimer
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Chem
Asunto de la revista:
QUIMICA CLINICA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido