Abstract
INTRODUCTION
We aimed to describe baseline amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau-positron emission tomograrphy (PET) from Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS), a prospective multi-site observational study of sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD).
METHODS
We analyzed baseline [18F]Florbetaben (Aβ) and [18F]Flortaucipir (tau)-PET from cognitively impaired participants with a clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or AD dementia aged < 65 years. Florbetaben scans were used to distinguish cognitively impaired participants with EOAD (Aβ+) from EOnonAD (Aβ−) based on the combination of visual read by expert reader and image quantification.
RESULTS
243/321 (75.7%) of participants were assigned to the EOAD group based on amyloid-PET; 231 (95.1%) of them were tau-PET positive (A+T+). Tau-PET signal was elevated across cortical regions with a parietal-predominant pattern, and higher burden was observed in younger and female EOAD participants.
DISCUSSION
LEADS data emphasizes the importance of biomarkers to enhance diagnostic accuracy in EOAD. The advanced tau-PET binding at baseline might have implications for therapeutic strategies in patients with EOAD.
HIGHLIGHTS
72% of patients with clinical EOAD were positive on both amyloid- and tau-PET.
Amyloid-positive patients with EOAD had high tau-PET signal across cortical regions.
In EOAD, tau-PET mediated the relationship between amyloid-PET and MMSE.
Among EOAD patients, younger onset and female sex were associated with higher tau-PET.
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Maria C. Carrillo,
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LEADS Consortium | September 10, 2023