Investigator:Prof. Ralph Martins
Title:Dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease and Dutch-type cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a comparison of fluid biomarkers, imaging, cognitive and neuropsychiatric measures
Date of Request:07/24/2024
Status:approved
ID:DIAN-D2421
Aim 1:To examine the difference between D-CAA and ADAD in CSF and blood biomarkers, including Amyloid beta (Aβ) 40, Aβ42, total tau, p-tau181, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), fibrinogen, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), Neurofilament light chain (NfL), and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein M(GFAP), over time.
Aim 2:To identify changes over time in cognitive domains, such as executive functions and memory, and NPS like depression, anxiety, and apathy in (pre)clinical stages of ADAD and D-CAA
Aim 3:To examine the relationship between fluid and imaging (amyloid PET and MRI) biomarkers in ADAD and D-CAA, and their relationship with cognition and NPS in (pre)symptomatic ADAD and D-CAA.
Aim 4To investigate whether demographic and lifestyle factors (such as age, education, exercise and socioeconomic status) influence on cognitive decline and NPS in (pre)symptomatic ADAD and D-CAA over time and whether these changes affect functioning and caregiver burden.