Two blood tests may replace spinal taps for Alzheimer’s

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A study by Washington University School of Medicine evaluated six blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease, finding that two tests, C2N Diagnostics’ PrecivityAD2 and Fujirebio’s Lumipulse, are accurate enough to potentially replace spinal taps and brain scans in diagnosing the disease. The analysis involved 392 participants, with a median age of 78.1 years, and highlighted the effectiveness of the biomarker phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217).


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