Blood test ‘could be as accurate as lumbar puncture for Alzheimer’s detection’
by Nina Massey
Jan 22, 2024
2 minutes
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A blood test could be just as accurate as painful and invasive lumbar punctures for detecting Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests.
Measuring levels of a protein called p-tau217 in the blood could be just as good at detecting the signs of Alzheimer’s, and better than a range of other tests currently under development, experts say.
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