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Shao K, Hu X, Kleineidam L, Stark M, Altenstein S, Amthauer H, Boecker H, Buchert R, Buerger K, Butryn M, Cai Y, Cai Y, Cosma NC, Chen G, Chen Z, Daamen M, Drzezga A, Düzel E, Essler M, Ewers M, Fliessbach K, Gaertner FC, Glanz W, Guo T, Hansen N, He B, Janowitz D, Kilimann I, Krause BJ, Lan G, Lange C, Laske C, Li Y, Li R, Liu L, Lu J, Meng F, Munk MH, Peters O, Perneczky R, Priller J, Ramirez A, Rauchmann BS, Reimold M, Rominger A, Rostamzadeh A, Roy-Kluth N, Schneider A, Spottke A, Spruth EJ, Sun P, Teipel S, Wang X, Wei M, Wei Y, Wiltfang J, Yan S, Yang J, Yu X, Zhang M, Zhang L, Wagner M, Jessen F, Han Y, Kuhn E. Amyloid and SCD jointly predict cognitive decline across Chinese and German cohorts. Alzheimers Dement 2024. [PMID: 39072956 DOI: 10.1002/alz.14119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) in amyloid-positive (Aβ+) individuals was proposed as a clinical indicator of Stage 2 in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) continuum, but this requires further validation across cultures, measures, and recruitment strategies. METHODS Eight hundred twenty-one participants from SILCODE and DELCODE cohorts, including normal controls (NC) and individuals with SCD recruited from the community or from memory clinics, underwent neuropsychological assessments over up to 6 years. Amyloid positivity was derived from positron emission tomography or plasma biomarkers. Global cognitive change was analyzed using linear mixed-effects models. RESULTS In the combined and stratified cohorts, Aβ+ participants with SCD showed steeper cognitive decline or diminished practice effects compared with NC or Aβ- participants with SCD. These findings were confirmed using different operationalizations of SCD and amyloid positivity, and across different SCD recruitment settings. DISCUSSION Aβ+ individuals with SCD in German and Chinese populations showed greater global cognitive decline and could be targeted for interventional trials. HIGHLIGHTS SCD in amyloid-positive (Aβ+) participants predicts a steeper cognitive decline. This finding does not rely on specific SCD or amyloid operationalization. This finding is not specific to SCD patients recruited from memory clinics. This finding is valid in both German and Chinese populations. Aβ+ older adults with SCD could be a target population for interventional trials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kai Shao
- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Clinical Functional Imaging Group, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE, Munich), Munich, Germany
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
- Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research (IKND), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of clinical biobank, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing ChaoYang Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-2), Molecular Organization of the Brain, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
- Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research (IKND), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE, Munich), Munich, Germany
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
- Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research (IKND), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Goettingen, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Rostock, Germany
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
- Section for Dementia Research, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Tangshan Central Hospital, Tanshan, China
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- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Medical Imaging Department of Hainan Cancer Hospital, Haikou, China
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE, Munich), Munich, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy) Munich, Munich, Germany
- Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit (AGE), School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité, Berlin, Germany
- University of Edinburgh and UK DRI, Edinburgh, UK
- School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
- Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Köln, Germany
- Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Köln, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry & Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital LMU, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Molecular Imaging, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Rostock, Germany
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Goettingen, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Goettingen, Germany
- Neurosciences and Signaling Group, Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Köln, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Beijing, China
- The Central Hospital of Karamay, Xinjiang, China
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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Xiong C, Luo J, Wolk DA, Shaw LM, Roberson ED, Murchison CF, Henson RL, Benzinger TLS, Bui Q, Agboola F, Grant E, Gremminger EN, Moulder KL, Geldmacher DS, Clay OJ, Babulal G, Cruchaga C, Holtzman DM, Bateman RJ, Morris JC, Schindler SE. Baseline levels and longitudinal changes in plasma Aβ42/40 among Black and white individuals. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5539. [PMID: 38956096 PMCID: PMC11219932 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49859-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer disease (AD) may facilitate testing of historically under-represented groups. The Study of Race to Understand Alzheimer Biomarkers (SORTOUT-AB) is a multi-center longitudinal study to compare AD biomarkers in participants who identify their race as either Black or white. Plasma samples from 324 Black and 1,547 white participants underwent analysis with C2N Diagnostics' PrecivityAD test for Aβ42 and Aβ40. Compared to white individuals, Black individuals had higher average plasma Aβ42/40 levels at baseline, consistent with a lower average level of amyloid pathology. Interestingly, this difference resulted from lower average levels of plasma Aβ40 in Black participants. Despite the differences, Black and white individuals had similar longitudinal rates of change in Aβ42/40, consistent with a similar rate of amyloid accumulation. Our results agree with multiple recent studies demonstrating a lower prevalence of amyloid pathology in Black individuals, and additionally suggest that amyloid accumulates consistently across both groups.
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- Chengjie Xiong
- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Siteman Cancer Center Biostatistics and Qualitative Research Shared Resource, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Bonomi S, Lu R, Schindler SE, Bui Q, Lah JJ, Wolk D, Gleason CE, Sperling R, Roberson ED, Levey AI, Shaw L, Van Hulle C, Benzinger T, Adams M, Manzanares C, Qiu D, Hassenstab J, Moulder KL, Balls-Berry JE, Johnson K, Johnson SC, Murchison CF, Luo J, Gremminger E, Agboola F, Grant EA, Hornbeck R, Massoumzadeh P, Keefe S, Dierker D, Gray JD, Henson RL, Streitz M, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Morris JC, Xiong C. Relationships of Cognitive Measures with Cerebrospinal Fluid but Not Imaging Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease Vary between Black and White Individuals. Ann Neurol 2024; 95:495-506. [PMID: 38038976 PMCID: PMC10922199 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Biomarkers of Alzheimer disease vary between groups of self-identified Black and White individuals in some studies. This study examined whether the relationships between biomarkers or between biomarkers and cognitive measures varied by racialized groups. METHODS Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), amyloid positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging measures were harmonized across four studies of memory and aging. Spearman correlations between biomarkers and between biomarkers and cognitive measures were calculated within each racialized group, then compared between groups by standard normal tests after Fisher's Z-transformations. RESULTS The harmonized dataset included at least one biomarker measurement from 495 Black and 2,600 White participants. The mean age was similar between racialized groups. However, Black participants were less likely to have cognitive impairment (28% vs 36%) and had less abnormality of some CSF biomarkers including CSF Aβ42/40, total tau, p-tau181, and neurofilament light. CSF Aβ42/40 was negatively correlated with total tau and p-tau181 in both groups, but at a smaller magnitude in Black individuals. CSF Aβ42/40, total tau, and p-tau181 had weaker correlations with cognitive measures, especially episodic memory, in Black than White participants. Correlations of amyloid measures between CSF (Aβ42/40, Aβ42) and PET imaging were also weaker in Black than White participants. Importantly, no differences based on race were found in correlations between different imaging biomarkers, or in correlations between imaging biomarkers and cognitive measures. INTERPRETATION Relationships between CSF biomarkers but not imaging biomarkers varied by racialized groups. Imaging biomarkers performed more consistently across racialized groups in associations with cognitive measures. ANN NEUROL 2024;95:495-506.
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- Samuele Bonomi
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Allwright M, Guennewig B, Hoffmann AE, Rohleder C, Jieu B, Chung LH, Jiang YC, Lemos Wimmer BF, Qi Y, Don AS, Leweke FM, Couttas TA. ReTimeML: a retention time predictor that supports the LC-MS/MS analysis of sphingolipids. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4375. [PMID: 38388524 PMCID: PMC10883992 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53860-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
Abstract
The analysis of ceramide (Cer) and sphingomyelin (SM) lipid species using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) continues to present challenges as their precursor mass and fragmentation can correspond to multiple molecular arrangements. To address this constraint, we developed ReTimeML, a freeware that automates the expected retention times (RTs) for Cer and SM lipid profiles from complex chromatograms. ReTimeML works on the principle that LC-MS/MS experiments have pre-determined RTs from internal standards, calibrators or quality controls used throughout the analysis. Employed as reference RTs, ReTimeML subsequently extrapolates the RTs of unknowns using its machine-learned regression library of mass-to-charge (m/z) versus RT profiles, which does not require model retraining for adaptability on different LC-MS/MS pipelines. We validated ReTimeML RT estimations for various Cer and SM structures across different biologicals, tissues and LC-MS/MS setups, exhibiting a mean variance between 0.23 and 2.43% compared to user annotations. ReTimeML also aided the disambiguation of SM identities from isobar distributions in paired serum-cerebrospinal fluid from healthy volunteers, allowing us to identify a series of non-canonical SMs associated between the two biofluids comprised of a polyunsaturated structure that confers increased stability against catabolic clearance.
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- Michael Allwright
- ForeFront, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- ForeFront, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Translational Research Collective, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Endosane Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Translational Research Collective, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Endosane Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Translational Research Collective, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Translational Research Collective, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Translational Research Collective, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Endosane Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Translational Research Collective, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Xiong C, Schindler S, Luo J, Morris J, Bateman R, Holtzman D, Cruchaga C, Babulal G, Henson R, Benzinger T, Bui Q, Agboola F, Grant E, Emily G, Moulder K, Geldmacher D, Clay O, Roberson E, Murchison C, Wolk D, Shaw L. Baseline levels and longitudinal rates of change in plasma Aβ42/40 among self-identified Black/African American and White individuals. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-3783571. [PMID: 38260384 PMCID: PMC10802715 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3783571/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Objective The use of blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer disease (AD) may facilitate access to biomarker testing of groups that have been historically under-represented in research. We evaluated whether plasma Aβ42/40 has similar or different baseline levels and longitudinal rates of change in participants racialized as Black or White. Methods The Study of Race to Understand Alzheimer Biomarkers (SORTOUT-AB) is a multi-center longitudinal study to evaluate for potential differences in AD biomarkers between individuals racialized as Black or White. Plasma samples collected at three AD Research Centers (Washington University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Alabama-Birmingham) underwent analysis with C2N Diagnostics' PrecivityAD™ blood test for Aβ42 and Aβ40. General linear mixed effects models were used to estimate the baseline levels and rates of longitudinal change for plasma Aβ measures in both racial groups. Analyses also examined whether dementia status, age, sex, education, APOE ε4 carrier status, medical comorbidities, or fasting status modified potential racial differences. Results Of the 324 Black and 1,547 White participants, there were 158 Black and 759 White participants with plasma Aβ measures from at least two longitudinal samples over a mean interval of 6.62 years. At baseline, the group of Black participants had lower levels of plasma Aβ40 but similar levels of plasma Aβ42 as compared to the group of White participants. As a result, baseline plasma Aβ42/40 levels were higher in the Black group than the White group, consistent with the Black group having lower levels of amyloid pathology. Racial differences in plasma Aβ42/40 were not modified by age, sex, education, APOE ε4 carrier status, medical conditions (hypertension and diabetes), or fasting status. Despite differences in baseline levels, the Black and White groups had a similar longitudinal rate of change in plasma Aβ42/40. Interpretation Black individuals participating in AD research studies had a higher mean level of plasma Aβ42/40, consistent with a lower level of amyloid pathology, which, if confirmed, may imply a lower proportion of Black individuals being eligible for AD clinical trials in which the presence of amyloid is a prerequisite. However, there was no significant racial difference in the rate of change in plasma Aβ42/40, suggesting that amyloid pathology accumulates similarly across racialized groups.
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- Washington University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Stafford E, Jakob S, Gur RE, Corcoran CM, Bearden CE. Securing direct stakeholder feedback to inform clinical research in serious mental illness: Results of a patient and family perspectives survey. Psychiatry Res 2023; 330:115574. [PMID: 37924772 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Mental illness research routinely includes unfamiliar or potentially frightening procedures like lumbar puncture (LP), contributing to low enrollment and retention. Previous studies related to LP acceptance have focused on older individuals, and little information on participant preferences for educational materials is available. We developed an online survey assessing existing knowledge, comfort and concerns, and preferences for educational materials in the context of our clinical study on schizophrenia spectrum conditions (SSCs). We found that participants were generally knowledgeable and interested in engaging with clinical SSC research. Frequency of engagement with research publications differed significantly by participant groups and age. Comfort levels were consistently highest for study procedures other than LP, though surprisingly the average number of informational needs per procedure was not significantly different for LP compared to other procedures. Preferences for format and source of educational materials varied across participant groups and age. Our results suggest that younger individuals with an SSC diagnosis are likely to have limited exposure to information, and proactively providing accessible and accurate educational materials may improve positive perceptions of LP. Providing content in a range of formats and sources will ensure that participants and their support networks have access to their preferred resources.
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- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Administration, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Departments of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Byfield G, Starks TD, Luther R, Edwards CL, Lloyd SL, Caban-Holt A, Deon Adams L, Vance JM, Cuccaro M, Haines JL, Reitz C, Pericak-Vance MA, Byrd GS. Leveraging African American family connectors for Alzheimer's disease genomic studies. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:5437-5446. [PMID: 37212603 PMCID: PMC10663385 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The underrepresentation of African Americans (AAs) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) research may limit potential benefits from translational applications. This article describes an approach to recruit AA families into an AD genomic study and characteristics of seeds (family connectors) used to overcome recruitment barriers of AA families into AD research. METHODS A four-step outreach and snowball sampling approach relying on family connectors was used to recruit AA families. Descriptive statistics of a profile survey were gathered to understand the demographic and health characteristics of family connectors. RESULTS Twenty-five AA families (117 participants) were enrolled in the study via family connectors. Most family connectors self-identified as female (88%), were 60 years of age or older (76%), and attained post-secondary education (77%). DISCUSSION Community-engaged strategies were essential to recruit AA families. Relationships between study coordinators and family connectors build trust early in the research process among AA families. HIGHLIGHTS Community events were most effective for recruiting African American families. Family connectors were primarily female, in good health, and highly educated. Systematic efforts by researchers are necessary to "sell" a study to participants.
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- Grace Byfield
- Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, USA
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- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27101, USA
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- College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, 27707, USA
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- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27101, USA
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- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27101, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Department of Psychology & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology and Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA
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- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10032, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27101, USA
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Li M, Li Y, Schindler SE, Yen D, Sutcliffe S, Babulal GM, Benzinger TL, Lenze EJ, Bateman RJ. Design and feasibility of an Alzheimer's disease blood test study in a diverse community-based population. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:5387-5398. [PMID: 37204806 PMCID: PMC10657331 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease (AD) blood tests are likely to become increasingly important in clinical practice, but they need to be evaluated in diverse groups before use in the general population. METHODS This study enrolled a community-based sample of older adults in the St. Louis, Missouri, USA area. Participants completed a blood draw, Eight-Item Informant Interview to Differentiate Aging and Dementia (AD8® ), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and survey about their perceptions of the blood test. A subset of participants completed additional blood collection, amyloid positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR® ). RESULTS Of the 859 participants enrolled in this ongoing study, 20.6% self-identified as Black or African American. The AD8 and MoCA correlated moderately with the CDR. The blood test was well accepted by the cohort, but it was perceived more positively by White and highly educated individuals. DISCUSSION Studying an AD blood test in a diverse population is feasible and may accelerate accurate diagnosis and implementation of effective treatments. HIGHLIGHTS A diverse group of older adults was recruited to evaluate a blood amyloid test. The enrollment rate was high and the blood test was well accepted by participants. Cognitive impairment screens have moderate performance in a diverse population. Alzheimer's disease blood tests are likely to be feasible for use in real-world settings.
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- Melody Li
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- The Tracy Family Stable Isotope Labeling Quantitation Center for Neurodegenerative Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- The Tracy Family Stable Isotope Labeling Quantitation Center for Neurodegenerative Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Surgery – Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- The Tracy Family Stable Isotope Labeling Quantitation Center for Neurodegenerative Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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Giannisis A, Al-Grety A, Carlsson H, Howell JC, Hu WT, Kultima K, Nielsen HM. Plasma apolipoprotein E levels, isoform composition, and dimer profile in relation to plasma lipids in racially diverse patients with Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Alzheimers Res Ther 2023; 15:119. [PMID: 37400888 PMCID: PMC10316569 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-023-01262-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The APOEε4-promoted risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is lower in Black/African-Americans (B/AAs), compared to non-Hispanic whites (NHWs). Previous studies reported lower plasma apolipoprotein E (apoE) levels in NHW APOEε4-carriers compared to non-carriers, and low plasma apoE levels were directly associated with an increased risk of AD and all dementia. We further showed that APOEε3/ε3 AD patients exhibited reduced plasma apoE dimers compared to corresponding control subjects. Whether plasma apoE levels and apoE dimer formation differ between races/ethnicities and therefore may help explain AD risk racial disparity remains to be elucidated. METHODS Using mass spectrometry, we determined total plasma apoE and apoE isoform levels in a cohort of B/AAs (n = 58) and NHWs (n = 67) including subjects with normal cognition (B/AA: n = 25, NHW: n = 28), mild cognitive impairment (MCI) (B/AA: n = 24, NHW: n = 24), or AD dementia (B/AA: n = 9, NHW: n = 15). Additionally, we used non-reducing western blot analysis to assess the distribution of plasma apoE into monomers/disulfide-linked dimers. Plasma total apoE, apoE isoform levels, and % apoE monomers/dimers were assessed for correlations with cognition, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) AD biomarkers, sTREM2, neurofilament light protein (NfL), and plasma lipids. RESULTS Plasma apoE was predominantly monomeric in both racial groups and the monomer/dimer distribution was not affected by disease status, or correlated with CSF AD biomarkers, but associated with plasma lipids. Plasma total apoE levels were not related to disease status and only in the NHW subjects we observed lower plasma apoE levels in the APOEε4/ε4-carriers. Total plasma apoE levels were 13% higher in B/AA compared to NHW APOEε4/ε4 subjects and associated with plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in NHW subjects but with low-density lipoprotein levels (LDL) in the B/AA subjects. Higher plasma apoE4 levels, exclusively in APOEε3/ε4 B/AA subjects, were linked to higher plasma total cholesterol and LDL levels. In the controls, NHWs and B/AAs exhibited opposite associations between plasma apoE and CSF t-tau. CONCLUSIONS The previously reported lower APOEε4-promoted risk of AD in B/AA subjects may be associated with differences in plasma apoE levels and lipoprotein association. Whether differences in plasma apoE levels between races/ethnicities result from altered APOEε4 expression or turnover, needs further elucidation.
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- Andreas Giannisis
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius Väg 16B, 114 18, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius Väg 16B, 114 18, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Hu WT, Nayyar A, Kaluzova M. Charting the Next Road Map for CSF Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Neurotherapeutics 2023; 20:955-974. [PMID: 37378862 PMCID: PMC10457281 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-023-01370-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Clinical prediction of underlying pathologic substrates in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia or related dementia syndromes (ADRD) has limited accuracy. Etiologic biomarkers - including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of AD proteins and cerebral amyloid PET imaging - have greatly modernized disease-modifying clinical trials in AD, but their integration into medical practice has been slow. Beyond core CSF AD biomarkers (including beta-amyloid 1-42, total tau, and tau phosphorylated at threonine 181), novel biomarkers have been interrogated in single- and multi-centered studies with uneven rigor. Here, we review early expectations for ideal AD/ADRD biomarkers, assess these goals' future applicability, and propose study designs and performance thresholds for meeting these ideals with a focus on CSF biomarkers. We further propose three new characteristics: equity (oversampling of diverse populations in the design and testing of biomarkers), access (reasonable availability to 80% of people at risk for disease, along with pre- and post-biomarker processes), and reliability (thorough evaluation of pre-analytical and analytical factors influencing measurements and performance). Finally, we urge biomarker scientists to balance the desire and evidence for a biomarker to reflect its namesake function, indulge data- as well as theory-driven associations, re-visit the subset of rigorously measured CSF biomarkers in large datasets (such as Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative), and resist the temptation to favor ease over fail-safe in the development phase. This shift from discovery to application, and from suspended disbelief to cogent ingenuity, should allow the AD/ADRD biomarker field to live up to its billing during the next phase of neurodegenerative disease research.
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- William T Hu
- Department of Neurology, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, Suite 6200, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
- Center for Innovation in Health and Aging Research, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, Suite 6200, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, Suite 6200, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
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Fischer B, Van Hulle CA, Langhough R, Norton D, Zuelsdorff M, Gooding DC, Wyman MF, Johnson A, Lambrou N, James T, Bouges S, Carter FP, Salazar H, Kirmess K, Holubasch M, Meyer M, Venkatesh V, West T, Verghese P, Yarasheski K, Carlsson CM, Johnson SC, Asthana S, Gleason CE. Plasma Aβ42/40 and cognitive variability are associated with cognitive function in Black Americans: Findings from the AA-FAIM cohort. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (NEW YORK, N. Y.) 2023; 9:e12414. [PMID: 37752907 PMCID: PMC10519622 DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Introduction It is critical to develop more inclusive Alzheimer's disease (AD) research protocols to ensure that historically excluded groups are included in preclinical research and have access to timely diagnosis and treatment. If validated in racialized groups, plasma AD biomarkers and measures of subtle cognitive dysfunction could provide avenues to expand diversity in preclinical AD research. We sought to evaluate the utility of two easily obtained, low-burden disease markers, plasma amyloid beta (Aβ)42/40, and intra-individual cognitive variability (IICV), to predict concurrent and longitudinal cognitive performance in a sample of Black adults. Methods Two hundred fifty-seven Black participants enrolled in the African Americans Fighting Alzheimer's in Midlife (AA-FAIM) study underwent at least one cognitive assessment visit; a subset of n = 235 had plasma samples. Baseline IICV was calculated as the standard deviation across participants' z scores on five cognitive measures: Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test Delayed Recall, Trail Making Test Parts A and B (Trails A and B), and Boston Naming Test. Using mixed effects regression models, we compared concurrent and longitudinal models to baseline plasma Aβ42/40 or IICV by age interactions. PrecivityAD assays quantified baseline plasma Aβ42/40. Results IICV was associated with concurrent/baseline performance on several outcomes but did not modify associations between age and cognitive decline. In contrast, plasma Aβ42/40 was unrelated to baseline cognitive performance, but a pattern emerged in interactions with age in longitudinal models of Trails A and B and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test total learning trials. Although not significant after correcting for multiple comparisons, low Aβ42/40 was associated with faster cognitive declines over time. Discussion Our results are promising as they extend existing findings to an Black American sample using low-cost, low-burden methods that can be implemented outside of a research center, thus supporting efforts for inclusive AD biomarker research.
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- Barbara Fischer
- Madison VA GRECCWilliam S. Middleton Memorial HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's InstituteUniversity of WisconsinMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of Biostatistics and Medical InformaticsUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- School of NursingUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison, WisconsinUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Madison VA GRECCWilliam S. Middleton Memorial HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Center for Tobacco Research and InterventionSchool of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Madison VA GRECCWilliam S. Middleton Memorial HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- C2N DiagnosticsSt. LouisMissouriUSA
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- Madison VA GRECCWilliam S. Middleton Memorial HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's InstituteUniversity of WisconsinMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Madison VA GRECCWilliam S. Middleton Memorial HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's InstituteUniversity of WisconsinMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's InstituteUniversity of WisconsinMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Madison VA GRECCWilliam S. Middleton Memorial HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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Turner AD, Locklear CE, Oruru D, Briggs AQ, Bubu OM, Seixas A. Exploring the combined effects of sleep apnea and APOE-e4 on biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 14:1017521. [PMID: 36688173 PMCID: PMC9847474 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1017521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Objective We determined the interactive associations of apolipoprotein e4 (APOE-e4), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and examined for racial/ethnic differences of this association. Methods We used data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Dataset (NACC UDS). All participants undergo annual observations, including demographic survey, battery of neuropsychological tests, blood draw (with genotyping), and a clinical evaluation with medical and cognitive/dementia status assessment, while a subset of participants have cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers and neuroimaging data. Biomarkers of AD were characterized as the presence of abnormally low amyloid in CSF, via validated Aβ42 cut off protocols, and total segmented hippocampal volume, and volume of white matter hyper intensities (WMH). While clinical markers (to preview cognitive relationships) were characterized via the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA). Results Biomarker and clinical marker data were derived from 1,387 participants at baseline (mean age = 69.73 ± 8.32; 58.6% female; 13.7% Black/African American), 18.4% of the sample had sleep apnea, and 37.9% were APOE-e4 carriers. Our results confirmed previous reports that OSA and APOE-e4 were independently associated with AD through abnormal levels of amyloid (F (1,306) = 4.27; p = 0.040; F (1,285) = 60.88; p < 0.000, respectively), WMH volume (F (1,306) = 4.27; p = 0.040; F (1,285) = 60.88; p < 0.000, respectively), and MOCA scores (F (1,306) = 4.27; p = 0.040; F (1,285) = 60.88; p < 0.000, respectively). No significant interaction between OSA and APOE-e4 relative to amyloid emerged, however, race stratified analyses indicated the interaction of OSA and APOE-e4 and was significantly associated with WMH and hippocampal volume in Black/African American, but not white participants. Conclusion OSA and APOE-e4 are interactively associated with WHM in Black/African Americans. This interaction may partially explicate increased levels of risk in this population.
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- Arlener D Turner
- Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Population Health, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- The Media & Innovation Lab, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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Passmore SR, Longhurst C, Gerbitz A, Green-Harris G, Norris N, Edwards DF. "I Want to Know Everything ... ": The Return of Research Results and the Importance of Transparency in the Acceptability of Lumbar Punctures for African American Older Adults. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 95:663-675. [PMID: 37574732 PMCID: PMC10637283 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although African Americans experience the highest risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), they are dramatically underrepresented in preclinical biomarker research. This is especially true for studies involving lumbar puncture as it may involve more perceived risk even for those participants who are otherwise supportive of research. OBJECTIVE To understand the unique concerns of African American participants regarding biomarker studies involving lumbar puncture who demonstrate support for AD research. METHODS Study participants were African American adults contacted through an AD research registry. We employed a novel method used to create hypothetical research studies varying on a set number of factors. The method is designed to collect potential patterns in decision making regarding research participation but differs from experimental vignette design in that the survey is administered with an accompanying qualitive interview to determine the meaning participants ascribe to factors independently and in conjunction with one another. RESULTS Sixty-one participants each reviewed three randomly selected research scenarios and created their "ideal" study involving lumbar puncture. Scenario variables included: disclosure of research results, racial and ethnic identity of the researcher, recruitment method, and amount of incentive. CONCLUSION Findings indicate that transparency in the return of AD research results to be the strongest driver of participation, followed by race of the researcher and amount of incentive. Recruitment method had limited impact on hypothetical decision making.
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- Susan Racine Passmore
- Collaborative Center for Health Equity, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Collaborative Center for Health Equity, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Center for Community Engagement and Health Partnerships, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Collaborative Center for Health Equity, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Kinesiology, School of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Umemura Y, Khan B, Weill BJ, Buthorn JJ, Skakodub A, Ridder AJ, Nevel KS, Sun Y, Boire A. Discordance Between Perceptions and Experience of Lumbar Puncture: A Prospective Study. Neurol Clin Pract 2022; 12:344-351. [PMID: 36380890 PMCID: PMC9647808 DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Background and Objectives Novel diagnostic techniques and neurologic biomarkers have greatly expanded clinical indications for CSF studies. CSF is most commonly obtained via lumbar puncture (LP). Although it is generally believed that LPs are well tolerated, there is a lack of supportive data for this claim, and patients anticipate LP to be painful. The objective of this study was to prospectively investigate discordance between patient perception and tolerability of LP. Methods Adult patients were surveyed before and after LP regarding their perceptions and experience of LP. Physician perceptions were gathered through a web-based survey. Relative risk and Spearman correlation were used to assess the relationship between responses. Paired binomial and paired ordinal responses were compared by McNemar and paired Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. Results A total of 178 patients completed the surveys. About half of the patients (58%) reported anxiety pre-LP, at median 3.0 of 10. Physicians overpredicted patients' pre-LP anxiety (median score 5.0, p < 0.001). Experienced pain was significantly less than predicted pain (median scores 0 and 3.0, respectively, p < 0.001). Patients who predicted pain were more likely to report pain from LP (relative risk [RR] 1.3). Predicting pain was also correlated with anxiety before LP (p < 0.001). Discussion LP was generally well tolerated. The majority of patients experienced minimal pain. Anticipation of pain was correlated with both feeling anxious and experiencing pain. The results of this study can be used to reassure patients and providers that LP is indeed not as painful as imagined, which may both reduce pre-LP anxiety and improve LP tolerability.
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- Yoshie Umemura
- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Neurology (YU, BK, AJR, YS), and Radiation Oncology and Biostatistics (YS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (BJW, JJB, AS, KSN), Brain Tumor Center and Department of Neurology (AB), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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Schindler SE, Li Y, Li M, Despotis A, Park E, Vittert L, Hamilton BH, Womack KB, Saef B, Holtzman DM, Morris JC, Bateman RJ, Gupta MR. Using Alzheimer's disease blood tests to accelerate clinical trial enrollment. Alzheimers Dement 2022; 19:1175-1183. [PMID: 35934777 PMCID: PMC9902574 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Screening potential participants in Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical trials with amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) is often time consuming and expensive. METHODS A web-based application was developed to model the time and financial cost of screening for AD clinical trials. Four screening approaches were compared; three approaches included an AD blood test at different stages of the screening process. RESULTS The traditional screening approach using only amyloid PET was the most time consuming and expensive. Incorporating an AD blood test at any point in the screening process decreased both the time and financial cost of trial enrollment. Improvements in AD blood test accuracy over currently available tests only marginally increased savings. Use of a high specificity cut-off may improve the feasibility of screening with only an AD blood test. DISCUSSION Incorporating AD blood tests into screening for AD clinical trials may reduce the time and financial cost of enrollment. HIGHLIGHTS The time and cost of enrolling participants in Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical trials were modeled. A web-based application was developed to enable evaluation of key parameters. AD blood tests may decrease the time and financial cost of clinical trial enrollment. Improvements in AD blood test accuracy only marginally increased savings. Use of a high specificity cut-off may enable screening with only an AD blood test.
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- Suzanne E. Schindler
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Corresponding author: Suzanne E. Schindler, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8111, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Phone (314) 273-1655, Fax (314) 362-2244
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Olin Business School, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Olin Business School, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA,Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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Gleason CE, Zuelsdorff M, Gooding DC, Kind AJH, Johnson AL, James TT, Lambrou NH, Wyman MF, Ketchum FB, Gee A, Johnson SC, Bendlin BB, Zetterberg H. Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in Black and non-Hispanic White cohorts: A contextualized review of the evidence. Alzheimers Dement 2022; 18:1545-1564. [PMID: 34870885 PMCID: PMC9543531 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Black Americans are disproportionately affected by dementia. To expand our understanding of mechanisms of this disparity, we look to Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers. In this review, we summarize current data, comparing the few studies presenting these findings. Further, we contextualize the data using two influential frameworks: the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) Research Framework and NIA's Health Disparities Research Framework. The NIA-AA Research Framework provides a biological definition of AD that can be measured in vivo. However, current cut-points for determining pathological versus non-pathological status were developed using predominantly White cohorts-a serious limitation. The NIA's Health Disparities Research Framework is used to contextualize findings from studies identifying racial differences in biomarker levels, because studying biomakers in isolation cannot explain or reduce inequities. We offer recommendations to expand study beyond initial reports of racial differences. Specifically, life course experiences associated with racialization and commonly used study enrollment practices may better account for observations than exclusively biological explanations.
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- Carey E. Gleason
- Division of Geriatrics and GerontologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Geriatric ResearchEducation and Clinical Center (11G)William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterMadisonWisconsinUSA
- University of Wisconsin School of NursingMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Division of Geriatrics and GerontologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Geriatric ResearchEducation and Clinical Center (11G)William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Center for Health Disparities ResearchDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Center for Tobacco Research and InterventionUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Division of Geriatrics and GerontologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Geriatric ResearchEducation and Clinical Center (11G)William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Geriatric ResearchEducation and Clinical Center (11G)William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership DevelopmentMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Division of Geriatrics and GerontologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Geriatric ResearchEducation and Clinical Center (11G)William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans HospitalMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Division of Geriatrics and GerontologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and NeurochemistryInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiologythe Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgMölndalSweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry LaboratorySahlgrenska University HospitalMölndalSweden
- Department of Neurodegenerative DiseaseUCL Institute of Neurology, Queen SquareLondonUK
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCLLondonUK
- Hong Kong Center for NeurodegenerationHong KongChina
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Schindler SE, Karikari TK, Ashton NJ, Henson RL, Yarasheski KE, West T, Meyer MR, Kirmess KM, Li Y, Saef B, Moulder KL, Bradford D, Fagan AM, Gordon BA, Benzinger TLS, Balls-Berry J, Bateman RJ, Xiong C, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Morris JC. Effect of Race on Prediction of Brain Amyloidosis by Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40, Phosphorylated Tau, and Neurofilament Light. Neurology 2022; 99:e245-e257. [PMID: 35450967 PMCID: PMC9302933 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether plasma biomarkers of amyloid (Aβ42/Aβ40), tau (p-tau181 and p-tau231), and neuroaxonal injury (neurofilament light chain [NfL]) detect brain amyloidosis consistently across racial groups. METHODS Individuals enrolled in studies of memory and aging who self-identified as African American (AA) were matched 1:1 to self-identified non-Hispanic White (NHW) individuals by age, APOE ε4 carrier status, and cognitive status. Each participant underwent blood and CSF collection, and amyloid PET was performed in 103 participants (68%). Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 was measured by a high-performance immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry assay. Plasma p-tau181, p-tau231, and NfL were measured by Simoa immunoassays. CSF Aβ42/Aβ40 and amyloid PET status were used as primary and secondary reference standards of brain amyloidosis, respectively. RESULTS There were 76 matched pairs of AA and NHW participants (n = 152 total). For both AA and NHW groups, the median age was 68.4 years, 42% were APOE ε4 carriers, and 91% were cognitively normal. AA were less likely than NHW participants to have brain amyloidosis by CSF Aβ42/Aβ40 (22% vs 43% positive; p = 0.003). The receiver operating characteristic area under the curve of CSF Aβ42/Aβ40 status with the plasma biomarkers was as follows: Aβ42/Aβ40, 0.86 (95% CI 0.79-0.92); p-tau181, 0.76 (0.68-0.84); p-tau231, 0.69 (0.60-0.78); and NfL, 0.64 (0.55-0.73). In models predicting CSF Aβ42/Aβ40 status with plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 that included covariates (age, sex, APOE ε4 carrier status, race, and cognitive status), race did not affect the probability of CSF Aβ42/Aβ40 positivity. In similar models based on plasma p-tau181, p-tau231, or NfL, AA participants had a lower probability of CSF Aβ42/Aβ40 positivity (odds ratio 0.31 [95% CI 0.13-0.73], 0.30 [0.13-0.71], and 0.27 [0.12-0.64], respectively). Models of amyloid PET status yielded similar findings. DISCUSSION Models predicting brain amyloidosis using a high-performance plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 assay may provide an accurate and consistent measure of brain amyloidosis across AA and NHW groups, but models based on plasma p-tau181, p-tau231, and NfL may perform inconsistently and could result in disproportionate misdiagnosis of AA individuals.
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- Suzanne E Schindler
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China.
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- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
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- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Rachel L Henson
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Kevin E Yarasheski
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Tim West
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Mathew R Meyer
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Kristopher M Kirmess
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Yan Li
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Benjamin Saef
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Krista L Moulder
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - David Bradford
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Anne M Fagan
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Brian A Gordon
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Tammie L S Benzinger
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Joyce Balls-Berry
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Randall J Bateman
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Chengjie Xiong
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Henrik Zetterberg
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
| | - Kaj Blennow
- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
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- From the Department of Neurology (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., J.B.-B., R.J.B., J.C.M), Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.L.H., Y.L., B.S., K.L.M., D.B., A.M.F., B.A.G., T.L.S.B., J.B.-B., R.J.B., C.X., J.C.M.), Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (A.M.F.), Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (B.A.G., T.L.S.B.), and Division of Biostatistics (C.X.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry (T.K.K., N.J.A., H.Z., K.B.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry (T.K.K.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (N.J.A.), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (N.J.A.), Maurice Wohl Institute Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London,; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (N.J.A.), London, UK; C2N Diagnostics (K.E.Y., T.W., M.R.M., K.M.K.), St. Louis, MO; Department of Neurodegenerative Disease (H.Z.), UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London,; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (H.Z.), London, UK; and Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (H.Z.), China
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Li Y, Schindler SE, Bollinger JG, Ovod V, Mawuenyega KG, Weiner MW, Shaw LM, Masters CL, Fowler CJ, Trojanowski JQ, Korecka M, Martins RN, Janelidze S, Hansson O, Bateman RJ. Validation of Plasma Amyloid-β 42/40 for Detecting Alzheimer Disease Amyloid Plaques. Neurology 2022; 98:e688-e699. [PMID: 34906975 PMCID: PMC8865895 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000013211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To determine the diagnostic accuracy of a plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 assay in classifying amyloid PET status across global research studies using samples collected by multiple centers that utilize different blood collection and processing protocols. METHODS Plasma samples (n = 465) were obtained from 3 large Alzheimer disease (AD) research cohorts in the United States (n = 182), Australia (n = 183), and Sweden (n = 100). Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 was measured by a high precision immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry (IPMS) assay and compared to the reference standards of amyloid PET and CSF Aβ42/Aβ40. RESULTS In the combined cohort of 465 participants, plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 had good concordance with amyloid PET status (receiver operating characteristic area under the curve [AUC] 0.84, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.80-0.87); concordance improved with the inclusion of APOE ε4 carrier status (AUC 0.88, 95% CI 0.85-0.91). The AUC of plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 with CSF amyloid status was 0.85 (95% CI 0.78-0.91) and improved to 0.93 (95% CI 0.89-0.97) with APOE ε4 status. These findings were consistent across the 3 cohorts, despite differences in protocols. The assay performed similarly in both cognitively unimpaired and impaired individuals. DISCUSSION Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 is a robust measure for detecting amyloid plaques and can be utilized to aid in the diagnosis of AD, identify those at risk for future dementia due to AD, and improve the diversity of populations enrolled in AD research and clinical trials. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class II evidence that plasma Aβ42/Aβ40, as measured by a high precision IPMS assay, accurately diagnoses brain amyloidosis in both cognitively unimpaired and impaired research participants.
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- Yan Li
- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Department of Neurology (Y.L., S.E.S., J.G.B., V.O., K.G.M., R.J.B.), Division of Biostatistics (Y.L.), Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (S.E.S., R.J.B.), and Hope Center for Neurological Disorders (R.J.B.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, and Neurology (M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California San Francisco; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.M.L., J.Q.T., M.K.), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (C.L.M., C.J.F.), University of Melbourne, Victoria; Edith Cowan University (R.N.M.), Joondalup, Australia; Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Memory Research Unit (S.J., O.H.), Lund University; and Memory Clinic (O.H.), Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
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Ketchum FB, Erickson CM, Chin NA, Gleason CE, Lambrou NH, Benton SF, Clark LR. What Influences the Willingness of Blacks and African Americans to Enroll in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease Biomarker Research? A Qualitative Vignette Analysis. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 87:1167-1179. [PMID: 35466937 PMCID: PMC9198766 DOI: 10.3233/jad-215521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) begins with an asymptomatic "preclinical" phase, in which abnormal biomarkers indicate risk for developing cognitive impairment. Research is increasingly focused on validating biomarkers to improve reliable diagnosis and timely clinical treatment of AD. Most preclinical biomarker research lacks adequate representation of Black/African American and other racially and ethnically minoritized individuals, limiting the applicability of data to these groups. This may exacerbate existing disparities by hindering diagnosis and treatment among racially and ethnically minoritized individuals. OBJECTIVE Understand the factors influencing willingness of Blacks/African Americans to participate in AD biomarker research and identify opportunities to improve enrollment. METHODS We enrolled Blacks/African Americans (N = 145) between 46-85 years of age who had previously participated in AD research. Participants gave open-ended responses to a vignette describing a hypothetical biomarker research study. Using qualitative content analysis, we identified themes that motivated and discouraged enrollment in AD biomarker research. RESULTS Participant responses were categorized into several themes. Themes motivating participation included a desire to know their biomarker results and to support research. Major themes discouraging participation included concerns about potential negative psychological outcomes to learning one's increased risk for AD, doubt about the usefulness of testing, and worry about the potential physical harms of testing. CONCLUSION Understanding themes motivating and discouraging AD preclinical biomarker research participation may inform research material development, approach to community engagement, and/or trial design to increase enrollment of Blacks/African Americans.
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- Fred B. Ketchum
- Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Neuroscience & Public Policy Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
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Denny A, Streitz M, Stock K, Balls-Berry JE, Barnes LL, Byrd GS, Croff R, Gao S, Glover CM, Hendrie HC, Hu WT, Manly JJ, Moulder KL, Stark S, Thomas SB, Whitmer R, Wong R, Morris JC, Lingler JH. Perspective on the "African American participation in Alzheimer disease research: Effective strategies" workshop, 2018. Alzheimers Dement 2020; 16:1734-1744. [PMID: 33034414 PMCID: PMC7887120 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
The Washington University School of Medicine Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center's "African American Participation in Alzheimer Disease Research: Effective Strategies" Workshop convened to address a major limitation of the ongoing scientific progress regarding Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD): participants in most ADRD research programs overwhelmingly have been limited to non-Hispanic white persons, thus precluding knowledge as to how ADRD may be represented in non-white individuals. Factors that may contribute to successful recruitment and retention of African Americans into ADRD research were discussed and organized into actionable next steps as described within this report.
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- Andrea Denny
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Layton Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Maryland Center for Health Equity, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Public Health Sciences Brown School, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Harvey A & Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- School of Nursing and Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Witbracht MG, Bernstein OM, Lin V, Salazar CR, Sajjadi SA, Hoang D, Cox CG, Gillen DL, Grill JD. Education and Message Framing Increase Willingness to Undergo Research Lumbar Puncture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:493. [PMID: 33043024 PMCID: PMC7530193 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Reluctance to undergo lumbar puncture (LP) is a barrier to neurological disease biomarker research. We assessed whether an educational intervention increased willingness to consider research LP and whether message framing modified intervention effectiveness. We randomly assigned 851 recruitment registry enrollees who had previously indicated they were unwilling to be contacted about studies requiring LP to gain or loss framed video educational interventions describing the procedure and the probability of experiencing adverse events. The gain framed intervention emphasized the proportion of individuals free of adverse events; the loss frame emphasized the proportion experiencing adverse events. The primary outcome for the study was the participant's post-intervention agreement to be contacted about studies requiring LP. Participants were mean (SD) age 60.1 years (15.7), 69% female (n = 591), and mostly college educated and white. Among the 699 participants who completed the study, 43% (95% CI: 0.39, 0.47; n = 301) changed their response to agree to be contacted about studies requiring LP. We estimated that participants randomized to the gain framed intervention had 67% higher odds of changing their response compared to those randomized to the loss frame (Odds Ratio = 1.67; 95% CI: 1.24, 2.26; p < 0.001). A classification and regression tree model identified participants' pre-intervention willingness as the strongest predictor of changing response. Education, in particular education that alerts participants to the probability of not experiencing adverse events, may be an effective tool to increase participation rates in research requiring LP.
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- Megan G Witbracht
- Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Statistics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.,Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.,Department of Statistics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.,Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.,Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.,Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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Stout SH, Babulal GM, Johnson AM, Williams MM, Roe CM. Recruitment of African American and Non-Hispanic White Older Adults for Alzheimer Disease Research Via Traditional and Social Media: a Case Study. J Cross Cult Gerontol 2020; 35:329-339. [PMID: 32712751 PMCID: PMC7418860 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-020-09405-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The increasing prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD), higher risk among certain ethnoracial groups, and lack of effective therapies highlights the need to recruit and enroll diverse populations in prospective, observational studies and clinical trials. However, there is little known about the effectiveness of traditional media vs. social media outreach on recruitment in aging study studies. This study retrospectively examined the effectiveness and differences in using both traditional and social media materials for the recruitment of African American (AA) versus non-Hispanic white (NHW) participants for a prospective, longitudinal study examining preclinical AD and driving outcomes. Participants needed to be at least 65 years old, drive at least an average of once weekly, own a vehicle that was manufactured in 1996 or later, and agree to cognitive testing, psychometric testing, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain amyloid positron emission tomography (PET), and cerebrospinal fluid collection via lumbar puncture. A total of 546 individuals contacted the study coordinator by phone or email. Of those individuals, 97 enrolled and 192 were not contacted secondary to filling enrollment capacity. Sixteen participants (16.5%) were AA and the remainder were NHW. Of the 354 individuals whom the coordinator contacted back, approximately 73% declined or did not return calls. Social media was more effective with recruiting NHW participants, while traditional advertisement (newspaper) was more successful in recruiting AA participants in this urban setting. Prospective studies should balance participant burden and enrollment with a targeted, multi-tiered recruitment plan and sufficient budget to reach the population of interest.
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- Sarah H Stout
- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, 4488 Forest Park Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63108, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
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- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, 4488 Forest Park Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63108, USA
- Department of Neurology, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Center for Clinical Studies, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, 4488 Forest Park Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63108, USA
- Department of Neurology, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Nobuhara CK, Bullock WM, Bunning T, Colin B, Cooter M, Devinney MJ, Ferrandino MN, Gadsden J, Garrigues G, Habib AS, Moretti E, Moul J, Ohlendorf B, Sandler A, Scheri R, Sharma B, Thomas JP, Young C, Mathew JP, Berger M. A protocol to reduce self-reported pain scores and adverse events following lumbar punctures in older adults. J Neurol 2020; 267:2002-2006. [PMID: 32198714 PMCID: PMC7336280 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-09797-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Lumbar punctures (LPs) are important for obtaining CSF in neurology studies but are associated with adverse events and feared by many patients. We determined adverse event rates and pain scores in patients prospectively enrolled in two cohort studies who underwent LPs using a standardized protocol and 25 g needle. METHODS Eight hundred and nine LPs performed in 262 patients age ≥ 60 years in the MADCO-PC and INTUIT studies were analyzed. Medical records were monitored for LP-related adverse events, and patients were queried about subjective complaints. We analyzed adverse event rates, including headaches and pain scores. RESULTS There were 22 adverse events among 809 LPs performed, a rate of 2.72% (95% CI 1.71-4.09%). Patient hospital stay did not increase due to adverse events. Four patients (0.49%) developed a post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPH). Twelve patients (1.48%) developed nausea, vasovagal responses, or headaches that did not meet PLPH criteria. Six patients (0.74%) reported lower back pain at the LP site not associated with muscular weakness or paresthesia. The median pain score was 1 [0, 3]; the mode was 0 out of 10. CONCLUSIONS The LP protocol described herein may reduce adverse event rates and improve patient comfort in future studies.
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- Chloe K Nobuhara
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Urology Division, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Urology Division, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Duke South Orange Zone, Rm 4317, Box 3094, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
- Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
- Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Peavy GM, Jenkins CW, Little EA, Gigliotti C, Calcetas A, Edland SD, Brewer JB, Galasko D, Salmon DP. Community memory screening as a strategy for recruiting older adults into Alzheimer's disease research. ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY 2020; 12:78. [PMID: 32605603 PMCID: PMC7325657 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-020-00643-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Growing awareness of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has prompted a demand for quick and effective ways to screen for memory loss and cognitive decline in large numbers of individuals in the community. Periodic Memory Screening Day events provide free, brief cognitive screening aimed at those 65 years and older, and can serve as an opportunity to gauge participants’ attitudes towards AD research and recruit them into ongoing research projects. Methods Over 6 single-day events in 2 years, more than 574 individuals were individually screened using the MoCA and a story recall task (immediate and delayed), given feedback about their performance, and introduced to AD research and opportunities to participate. Results Screening classified 297 individuals (52.0%) as having “No Decline,” 192 (33.6%) as “Possible decline,” and 82 (14.4%) as “Likely decline.” Those with “Likely decline” were older and less educated, had more memory concerns, were more likely to be men, and were less likely to have a positive family history of dementia than those with “No Decline.” Subsequent validation of screening procedures against a full clinical evaluation showed 72% classification accuracy with a skew towards over-calling Possible and Likely decline and thereby guiding questionable individuals to a more thorough evaluation. Of those screened, 378 (66%) agreed to additional research and consented to being listed in a research registry, and a majority (70–85%) of those consenting reported they were amenable to various AD research procedures including lumbar puncture, MRI, and autopsy. Overall, 19.1% of those screened met inclusion criteria for ongoing studies and were successfully recruited into AD research. Conclusions Conducting a few concentrated community memory screening events each year may help meet the public’s demand for brief assessment of memory concerns and can be a relatively effective and efficient recruitment strategy for AD research.
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- Guerry M Peavy
- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0948, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Therapeutic Research Institute, University of Southern California, 9860 Mesa Rim Road, San Diego, CA, 92121, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0948, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0948, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0948, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0948, USA.,Department of Family Medicine & Public Health, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0948, USA.,Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0948, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0948, USA
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Day GS, Rappai T, Sathyan S, Morris JC. Deciphering the factors that influence participation in studies requiring serial lumbar punctures. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2020; 12:e12003. [PMID: 32211499 PMCID: PMC7085282 DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers increasingly inform the causes of dementia and may provide objective markers of disease progression. There is a need to decipher participant and procedural factors that promote participation in studies incorporating longitudinal biomarker measures. METHODS Participant and procedural factors associated with participation in longitudinal biomarker studies were determined in individuals enrolled in studies of memory and aging at the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Saint Louis, MO, USA). RESULTS Complications were encountered following 331 of 1484 lumbar punctures (22.3%; LPs), affecting 280 of 929 participants (30.1%); in >95% complications were minor. Three hundred fifteen of 679 eligible participants (46.4%) completed multiple LPs. Younger age (odds ratio [OR] 2.08 per decade [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.61-2.94]), normal cognition (OR 21.4 [2.85-160.1]), and the absence of heart disease (OR 2.0 [1.01-3.85]) or seizures at study entry identified participants with increased odds of completing three or more LPs. DISCUSSION Factors influencing participation may be leveraged to improve recruitment and retention within observational and therapeutic studies requiring serial LPs.
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- Gregory S Day
- The Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
- Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
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- The Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
- Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
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- The Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
- Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
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- The Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
- Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis Missouri USA
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Blazel MM, Lazar KK, Van Hulle CA, Ma Y, Cole A, Spalitta A, Davenport-Sis N, Bendlin BB, Wahoske M, Illingworth C, Gleason CE, Edwards DF, Blazel H, Asthana S, Johnson SC, Carlsson CM. Factors Associated with Lumbar Puncture Participation in Alzheimer's Disease Research. J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 77:1559-1567. [PMID: 32925041 PMCID: PMC7683076 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provides insight into the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. While lumbar punctures (LPs) for CSF collection are generally considered safe procedures, many participants remain hesitant to participate in research involving LPs. OBJECTIVE To explore factors associated with participant willingness to undergo a research LP at baseline and follow-up research study visit. METHODS We analyzed data from 700 participants with varying cognition (unimpaired, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia) in the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. We evaluated the relationship of demographic variables (age, sex, race, ethnicity, and years of education) and clinical variables (waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index, AD parental history, cognitive diagnosis) on decision to undergo baseline LP1. We evaluated the relationship of prior LP1 experience (procedure success and adverse events) with the decision to undergo follow-up LP2. The strongest predictors were incorporated into regression models. RESULTS Over half of eligible participants opted into both baseline and follow-up LP. Participants who underwent LP1 had higher mean education than those who declined (p = 0.020). White participants were more likely to choose to undergo LP1 (p < 0.001); 33% of African American participants opted in compared to 65% of white participants. Controlling for age, education, and AD parental history, race was the only significant predictor for LP1 participation. Controlling for LP1 mild adverse events, successful LP1 predicted LP2 participation. CONCLUSION Race was the most important predictor of baseline LP participation, and successful prior LP was the most important predictor of follow-up LP participation.
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- Madeleine M. Blazel
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (VA GRECC), Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (VA GRECC), Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute (WAI), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (VA GRECC), Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute (WAI), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (VA GRECC), Madison, WI, USA
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Gilmore-Bykovskyi AL, Jin Y, Gleason C, Flowers-Benton S, Block LM, Dilworth-Anderson P, Barnes LL, Shah MN, Zuelsdorff M. Recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in Alzheimer's disease research: A systematic review. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (NEW YORK, N. Y.) 2019; 5:751-770. [PMID: 31921966 PMCID: PMC6944728 DOI: 10.1016/j.trci.2019.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged adults. Yet, these populations are significantly underrepresented in research. METHODS We systematically reviewed the literature for published reports describing recruitment and retention of individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in ADRD research or underrepresented participants' perspectives regarding ADRD research participation. Relevant evidence was synthesized and evaluated for quality. RESULTS We identified 22 eligible studies. Seven studies focused on recruitment/retention approaches, all of which included multifaceted efforts and at least one community outreach component. There was considerable heterogeneity in approaches used, specific activities and strategies, outcome measurement, and conclusions regarding effectiveness. Despite limited use of prospective evaluation strategies, most authors reported improvements in diverse representation in ADRD cohorts. Studies evaluating participant views focused largely on predetermined explanations of participation including attitudes, barriers/facilitators, education, trust, and religiosity. Across all studies, the strength of evidence was low. DISCUSSION Overall, the quantity and quality of available evidence to inform best practices in recruitment, retention, and inclusion of underrepresented populations in ADRD research are low. Further efforts to systematically evaluate the success of existing and emergent approaches will require improved methodological standards and uniform measures for evaluating recruitment, participation, and inclusivity.
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- Andrea L. Gilmore-Bykovskyi
- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, USA
- William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Madison, WI, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, USA
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- Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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Ozturk T, Kollhoff A, Anderson AM, Christina Howell J, Loring DW, Waldrop-Valverde D, Franklin D, Letendre S, Tyor WR, Hu WT. Linked CSF reduction of phosphorylated tau and IL-8 in HIV associated neurocognitive disorder. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8733. [PMID: 31217522 PMCID: PMC6584499 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45418-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is a common condition in both developed and developing nations, but its cause is largely unknown. Previous research has inconsistently linked Alzheimer’s disease (AD), viral burden, and inflammation to the onset of HAND in HIV-infected individuals. Here we simultaneously measured cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of established amyloid and tau biomarkers for AD, viral copy numbers, and six key cytokines in 41 HIV-infected individuals off combination anti-retroviral therapy (14 with HAND) who underwent detailed clinical and neuropsychological characterization, and compared their CSF patterns with those from young healthy subjects, older healthy subjects with normal cognition, and older people with AD. HAND was associated with the lowest CSF levels of phosphorylated tau (p-Tau181) after accounting for age and race. We also found very high CSF levels of the pro-inflammatory interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10/CXCL10) in HIV regardless of cognition, but elevated CSF interleukin 8 (IL-8/CXCL8) only in HIV-NC but not HAND. Eleven HIV-infected subjects underwent repeat CSF collection six months later and showed strongly correlated longitudinal changes in p-Tau181 and IL-8 levels (R = 0.841). These data suggest reduced IL-8 relative to IP-10 and reduced p-Tau181 to characterize HAND.
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- Tugba Ozturk
- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine - Division of Infectious Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Center for Neurocognitive Studies, Emory University Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Hu WT, Howell JC, Ozturk T, Gangishetti U, Kollhoff AL, Hatcher-Martin JM, Anderson AM, Tyor WR. CSF Cytokines in Aging, Multiple Sclerosis, and Dementia. Front Immunol 2019; 10:480. [PMID: 30930904 PMCID: PMC6428695 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Inflammation is a common process involved in aging, multiple sclerosis (MS), and age-related neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), but there is limited evidence for the effects of aging on inflammation in the central nervous system. We collected cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 105 healthy control subjects representing a wide age range (23–86), and analyzed levels of cytokines associated innate immunity (TNF-α) and different T-helper subtypes: interferon–gamma induced protein 10 (IP-10) for Th1, interleukin-10 (IL-10) for Th2, and interleukin 8 (IL-8/CXCL8) for Th17. We show that CSF levels of TNF-α, IP-10, and IL-8 all increased linearly with age, but levels of IL-10 demonstrated a U-shaped relationship with age. We further found greater age-related increases in TNF-α, IL-10, and IL-8 relative to increases in IP-10 levels, consistent with a shift from Th1 to other inflammatory phenotypes. Finally, when we analyzed the same four cytokines in people with neurological disorders, we found that MS and AD, but not PD or dementia with Lewy bodies, further accentuated the age-related shift from Th1- to non-Th1-related cytokines. We propose that CSF cytokine levels represent powerful surrogates of brain inflammation and aging, and some, but not all, neurological disorders accelerate the shift away from Th1 phenotypes.
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- William T Hu
- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Jean and Paul Amos Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, United States
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OBJECTIVE Lumbar puncture (LP) is increasingly common in Alzheimer disease research; however, agreement to undergo LP varies. We sought to determine factors influencing LP consent at Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADCs) in the United States. METHODS A 3-part survey was distributed to each ADC: (1) ADC LP Experience; (2) LP Requestor Experience; and (3) Patient LP Experience (both Initial and Follow-up). In all, 64 LP Requestor, 579 Patient/Initial, and 404 Patient/Follow-up surveys were collected. Logistic regression analyses with generalized estimating equations were used to assess factors associated with LP agreement and post-LP complications. RESULTS Asians and those viewing LP negatively were less likely to agree to LP. Three hundred fifty-two participants had an LP; LP headache occurred in 11.9% (blood patch required in 1.4%) and 9.9% reported other complications. Younger individuals, women, those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, use of a Quincke needle, ≤20 mL cerebrospinal fluid drawn, and hemorrhage during LP were associated with LP headache. Use of gravity flow during LP was associated with fewer other complications (nausea, dizziness, vasovagal response, back pain, neck stiffness, and/or nerve root pain). CONCLUSIONS LP in Alzheimer disease research is generally safe and well tolerated. Factors influencing LP agreement potentially could be studied to advance participant acceptance of the procedure.
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Howell JC, Watts KD, Parker MW, Wu J, Kollhoff A, Wingo TS, Dorbin CD, Qiu D, Hu WT. Race modifies the relationship between cognition and Alzheimer's disease cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers. ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY 2017; 9:88. [PMID: 29096697 PMCID: PMC5668981 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-017-0315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Background African Americans have been reported to have a higher prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) than Caucasians, but etiology-specific AD biomarkers have not been systematically analyzed in older African Americans. Coexisting cerebrovascular disease may also contribute to this increased prevalence. We hypothesized that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of amyloid, neurodegeneration, and endothelial dysfunction would differ between older African Americans and Caucasians with normal cognition and cognitive impairment associated with AD. Methods We prospectively recruited 135 older Americans to undergo detailed clinical, neuropsychological, genetic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and CSF analysis from 2013 to 2015 at Emory University (Atlanta, GA, USA). We compared levels of CSF markers for β-amyloid (Aβ42, Aβ40), total and phosphorylated tau (t-tau and p-tau181, respectively), endothelial dysfunction (soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1), α-synuclein, and neurodegeneration (neurofilament light chain [NfL]), as well as MRI markers, for hippocampal atrophy and cerebrovascular disease (white matter hyperintensity [WMH] volume). Results Sixty-five older African Americans (average age, 69.1 years) and 70 older Caucasians (average age, 70.8 years) were included. After adjusting for demographic variables, AD risk alleles, and cognitive function, older African Americans had lower CSF levels of p-tau181 (difference of 7.4 pg/ml; 95% CI, 3.7–11.2 pg/ml; p < 0.001), t-tau (difference of 23.6 pg/ml; 95% CI, 9.5–37.7; p = 0.001), and Aβ40 (difference of 1.35 ng/ml; 95% CI, 0.29–2.42 ng/ml; p = 0.013) despite similar levels of Aβ42, NfL, WMH volume, and hippocampal volume. Cognitively impaired African Americans also had lower CSF t-tau/Aβ42 (difference of 0.255 per 1-SD change in composite cognition; 95% CI, 0.100–0.409; p = 0.001) and p-tau181/Aβ42 (difference of 0.076 per 1-SD change in composite cognition; 95% CI, 0.031–0.122; p = 0.001). These could not be explained by measured biomarkers of non-AD processes, but African Americans may be more susceptible than Caucasians to the cognitive effects of WMH. Conclusions Despite comparable levels of CSF Aβ42 and Aβ42/Aβ40, cognitive impairment in African Americans is associated with smaller changes in CSF tau markers but greater impact from similar WMH burden than Caucasians. Race-associated differences in CSF tau markers and ratios may lead to underdiagnosis of AD in African Americans. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02089555. Retrospectively registered on 14 March 2014.
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- Jennifer C Howell
- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, 505F, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, 505F, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, 505F, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, 505F, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, 505F, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, 505F, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, 505F, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. .,Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Tsvetkova DZ, Bergquist SH, Parker MW, Jarrett TL, Howell JC, Watts KD, Kollhoff A, Roberts DL, Hu WT. Fear and Uncertainty Do Not Influence Reported Willingness to Undergo Lumbar Punctures in a U.S. Multi-Cultural Cohort. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:22. [PMID: 28239349 PMCID: PMC5300987 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders can provide early and accurate prediction of underlying neuropathology even when the clinical symptoms are mild, but lumbar punctures (LP) to obtain CSF can be perceived as frightening and invasive. We previously demonstrated that this negative perception of the LP is strongly associated with a negative LP experience in terms of discomfort and complications, but it is not known what factors can lead to a negative perception of the LP. It has also been proposed that LP is less well-perceived by adults in the U.S. compared to Europe and elsewhere, although there is a paucity of primary data to support this. To address these knowledge gaps, we conducted a survey of 237 younger and older adults in the Atlanta area including a significant number born outside of the U.S. (n = 82, 34%) to determine demographic, medical, and experiential factors associated with the perception of LP as well as the willingness to undergo LP for medical or research purposes. Our results show that one in four respondents in this cohort with limited first-hand LP experience viewed the LP as a frightening invasive procedure, but the majority (89%) were willing to undergo LP for medical reasons. General awareness of the LP was associated with both standard and negative views of the LP, but perception did not influence willingness to undergo the procedure. Multi-variate models showed that higher annual household income, not place of birth or past experience, was associated with greater willingness to undergo LPs. We conclude that Americans (born in the U.S. or abroad) are not resistant to LPs if there is useful information to improve their health, although there is limited enthusiasm to undergo LPs solely for research purposes. At the same time, we failed to find modifiable factors to improve the perception of LP among those who already perceive it as frightening and invasive. Future recruitment effort should target adults with no preconceived notion of the LP with emphasis on data related to safety and tolerability.
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- Dobromira Z Tsvetkova
- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, AtlantaGA, USA
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