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Alzheimer biomarkers

Amyloid, tau, neurodegeneration, imaging, CSF, and blood markers used to frame Alzheimer diagnosis, staging, and risk.

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What it is

Alzheimer biomarkers are biological measurements used to frame whether Alzheimer-related brain changes are present and how the disease may be staged.[1]

Why it matters

The 2024 criteria define Alzheimer disease biologically and incorporate core biomarkers, including imaging, CSF, and validated plasma approaches.[1]

What it affects

  • Biomarkers can support diagnosis, staging, and risk framing, but they do not replace clinical interpretation or predict the fate of a single neuron.[1,2]

Interpretation traps

  • The criteria state that clinical biomarker use is presently intended for symptomatic individuals and not for cognitively unimpaired people outside research contexts.[1]

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