Plasma MTBR-tau243 reflects changes in tau pathology and can be used to stage AD tauopathy and to determine if cognitive symptoms are likely due to AD pathology.
CSF MTBR-tau-243 Tracks Tangles, Plummets in Response to Antibody alzforum.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alzforum.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two pathologies drive the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Around the time symptoms emerge, tau tangles take over as the driving force, and cognition steadily declines. There has been no easy way to measure tau tangles in the brain. Now, researchers have identified a form of tau that could serve as a marker to track Alzheimer’s progression.<br /><br />
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Lund University in Sweden have identified a form of tau that could serve as a marker to track Alzheimer’s progression. It could speed drug development.
Tau-based biomarker tracks Alzheimer's progression: Novel marker found in cerebrospinal fluid also could speed development of Alzheimer's drugs sciencedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.