Table 4

CSF biomarkers and neuropathological score in relation to UCHL1 allele A-carrier status in AD patients and control subjects

UCHL1 allele A-carrier status

CSF Biomarker

positive

negative

P-value*


T-tau (pg/ml), Mean ± SD

AD patients

640 ± 368

613 ± 297

0.790

Controls

367 ± 175

381 ± 156

0.528

P-tau181 (pg/ml), Mean ± SD

AD patients

80.6 ± 35.1

75.3 ± 29.4

0.434

Controls

58.8 ± 16.7

65.7 ± 21.1

0.159

1-42 (pg/ml), Mean ± SD

AD patients

406 ± 91.5

410 ± 104

0.996

Controls

749 ± 195

703 ± 202

0.246

SPs and NFTs score

Median (25th -- 75th percentiles)

AD patients

7 (5-8)

7 (6-9)

0.495

Controls

2 (0-3.5)

0 (0-2)

0.122


CSF = cerebrospinal fluid, AD = Alzheimer's disease, SPs = senile plaques, NFTs = neurofibrillary tangles, Aβ = β-amyloid, *Mann-Whitney U-test

Zetterberg et al. Molecular Neurodegeneration 2010 5:11   doi:10.1186/1750-1326-5-11

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