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Biochemical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease by measuring the cerebrospinal fluid ratio of phosphorylated tau protein to beta-amyloid peptide42.
Archives of neurology - 1 Sept 2003
Maddalena Alessia, Papassotiropoulos Andreas, Müller-Tillmanns Britta, Jung Hans H, Hegi Thomas, Nitsch Roger M, Hock Christoph
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BACKGROUND: The antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD) requires time-consuming and costly procedures. Therefore, biochemical tests that can direct the physician rapidly to the correct diagnosis are highly desirable. Measurement of single biochemical markers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), s...
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