Confounding Factors Influencing Amyloid Beta Concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Background. Patients afflicted with Alzheimer's disease (AD) exhibit a decrease in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentration of the 42 amino acid form of β-amyloid (Aβ42). However, a high discrepancy between different centers in measured Aβ42 levels reduces the utility of this biomarker as a...

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Main Authors: Maria Bjerke, Erik Portelius, Lennart Minthon, Anders Wallin, Henrik Anckarsäter, Rolf Anckarsäter, Niels Andreasen, Henrik Zetterberg, Ulf Andreasson, Kaj Blennow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/986310