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| Blood test accurately identifies people at risk for Alzheimer's, study finds |
| 2021-11-13 |
| [UPI] A new blood test may be more than 80% accurate at identifying people at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, a study presented Thursday during the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease conference in Boston found. The test, called PrecivityAD and manufactured by St.Louis-based diagnostic company C2N, identifies those with elevated levels of the protein amyloid in the brain, the researchers said. In people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, this protein accumulates in clusters in the brain called plaques, disrupting cognitive function. These plaques, which form before the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, typically are identified through positron emission tomography, or PET, imaging scans of the brain. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 It’s in clinical trials, Cooky, so it’s free to half of the participants. The problem is you won’t know until afterward whether you were in the group that got something for nothing or the group that got nothing for nothing. 80% accuracy means they get the wrong answer 1/5th of the time — I wouldn’t be comfortable with that. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-11-13 13:12 |
| #2 So, if you are not one of the elites in the US, you can’t afford this test! |
| Posted by: Da Cooky 2021-11-13 11:33 |
| #1 Thank you for posting this article. Very Valuable to know, especially if ALZ runs in the family. |
| Posted by: Skunky Brown9756 2021-11-13 11:21 |