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An J, Kim K, Lim HJ, Kim HY, Shin J, Park I, Cho I, Kim HY, Kim S, McLean C, Choi KY, Kim Y, Lee KH, Kim JS. Early onset diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease patients via amyloid-β oligomers-sensing probe in cerebrospinal fluid. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1004. [PMID: 38307843 PMCID: PMC10837422 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44818-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers are implicated in the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Herein, quinoline-derived half-curcumin-dioxaborine (Q-OB) fluorescent probe was designed for detecting Aβ oligomers by finely tailoring the hydrophobicity of the biannulate donor motifs in donor-π-acceptor structure. Q-OB shows a great sensing potency in dynamically monitoring oligomerization of Aβ during amyloid fibrillogenesis in vitro. In addition, we applied this strategy to fluorometrically analyze Aβ self-assembly kinetics in the cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) of AD patients. The fluorescence intensity of Q-OB in AD patients' CSF revealed a marked change of log (I/I0) value of 0.34 ± 0.13 (cognitive normal), 0.15 ± 0.12 (mild cognitive impairment), and 0.14 ± 0.10 (AD dementia), guiding to distinguish a state of AD continuum for early diagnosis of AD. These studies demonstrate the potential of our approach can expand the currently available preclinical diagnostic platform for the early stages of AD, aiding in the disruption of pathological progression and the development of appropriate treatment strategies.
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- Jusung An
- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
- Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
- Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
- Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
- Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
- Medicinal Bioconvergence Research Center, Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Biomedical Research, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
- College of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, 3004, Australia
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- Gwangju Alzheimer's & Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea.
- Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea.
- Gwangju Alzheimer's & Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea.
- Department of Neural Development and Disease, Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, 41062, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea.
- TheranoChem Incorporation, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02856, Korea.
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Gharbiya M, Visioli G, Trebbastoni A, Albanese GM, Colardo M, D’Antonio F, Segatto M, Lambiase A. Beta-Amyloid Peptide in Tears: An Early Diagnostic Marker of Alzheimer's Disease Correlated with Choroidal Thickness. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032590. [PMID: 36768913 PMCID: PMC9917300 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic role of Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers in tears as well as their association with retinal and choroidal microstructures. In a cross-sectional study, 35 subjects (age 71.7 ± 6.9 years) were included: 11 with prodromal AD (MCI), 10 with mild-to-moderate AD, and 14 healthy controls. The diagnosis of AD and MCI was confirmed according to a complete neuropsychological evaluation and PET or MRI imaging. After tear sample collection, β-amyloid peptide Aβ1-42 concentration was analyzed using ELISA, whereas C-terminal fragments of the amyloid precursor protein (APP-CTF) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) were assessed by Western blot. Retinal layers and choroidal thickness (CT) were acquired by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Aβ1-42 levels in tears were able to detect both MCI and AD patients with a specificity of 93% and a sensitivity of 81% (AUC = 0.91). Tear levels of Aβ1-42 were lower, both in the MCI (p < 0.01) and in the AD group (p < 0.001) when compared to healthy controls. Further, Aβ1-42 was correlated with psychometric scores (p < 0.001) and CT (p < 0.01). CT was thinner in the affected patients (p = 0.035). No differences were observed for APP-CTF and p-tau relative abundance in tears. Testing Aβ1-42 levels in tears seems to be a minimally invasive, cost-saving method for early detection and diagnosis of AD.
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- Magda Gharbiya
- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 155, Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-49975389; Fax: +39-06-49975388
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 155, Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 155, Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 155, Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Park JE, Gunasekaran TI, Cho YH, Choi SM, Song MK, Cho SH, Kim J, Song HC, Choi KY, Lee JJ, Park ZY, Song WK, Jeong HS, Lee KH, Lee JS, Kim BC. Diagnostic Blood Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10010169. [PMID: 35052848 PMCID: PMC8773964 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10010169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Potential biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) include amyloid β1–42 (Aβ1–42), t-Tau, p-Tau181, neurofilament light chain (NFL), and neuroimaging biomarkers. Their combined use is useful for diagnosing and monitoring the progress of AD. Therefore, further development of a combination of these biomarkers is essential. We investigated whether plasma NFL/Aβ1–42 can serve as a plasma-based primary screening biomarker reflecting brain neurodegeneration and amyloid pathology in AD for monitoring disease progression and early diagnosis. We measured the NFL and Aβ1–42 concentrations in the CSF and plasma samples and performed correlation analysis to evaluate the utility of these biomarkers in the early diagnosis and monitoring of AD spectrum disease progression. Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to analyse the associations between the fluid biomarkers and neuroimaging data. The study included 136 participants, classified into five groups: 28 cognitively normal individuals, 23 patients with preclinical AD, 22 amyloid-negative patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment, 32 patients with prodromal AD, and 31 patients with AD dementia. With disease progression, the NFL concentrations increased and Aβ1–42 concentrations decreased. The plasma and CSF NFL/Aβ1–42 were strongly correlated (r = 0.558). Plasma NFL/Aβ1–42 was strongly correlated with hippocampal volume/intracranial volume (r = 0.409). In early AD, plasma NFL/Aβ1–42 was associated with higher diagnostic accuracy than the individual biomarkers. Moreover, in preclinical AD, plasma NFL/Aβ1–42 changed more rapidly than the CSF t-Tau or p-Tau181 concentrations. Our findings highlight the utility of plasma NFL/Aβ1–42 as a non-invasive plasma-based biomarker for early diagnosis and monitoring of AD spectrum disease progression.
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- Jung Eun Park
- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (J.E.P.); (T.I.G.); (Y.H.C.); (K.H.L.)
- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-Associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (J.E.P.); (T.I.G.); (Y.H.C.); (K.H.L.)
- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Cohort Center, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (K.Y.C.); (J.J.L.)
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (J.E.P.); (T.I.G.); (Y.H.C.); (K.H.L.)
- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-Associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Korea; (S.-M.C.); (S.H.C.)
- Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
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- Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
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- Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Korea; (S.-M.C.); (S.H.C.)
- Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea; (J.K.); (H.-C.S.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea; (J.K.); (H.-C.S.)
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- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Cohort Center, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (K.Y.C.); (J.J.L.)
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- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Cohort Center, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (K.Y.C.); (J.J.L.)
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- Laboratory of Functional and Medicinal Proteomics, School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea;
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- Cell Logistics and Silver Health Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea;
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- Department of Physiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Korea;
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (J.E.P.); (T.I.G.); (Y.H.C.); (K.H.L.)
- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Cohort Center, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (K.Y.C.); (J.J.L.)
- Aging Neuroscience Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu 41062, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea; (J.E.P.); (T.I.G.); (Y.H.C.); (K.H.L.)
- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-Associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.S.L.); (B.C.K.); Tel.: +82-62-220-6665 (J.S.L.); +82-62-220-6123 (B.C.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Korea; (S.-M.C.); (S.H.C.)
- Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea;
- Correspondence: (J.S.L.); (B.C.K.); Tel.: +82-62-220-6665 (J.S.L.); +82-62-220-6123 (B.C.K.)
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Karami V, Nittari G, Traini E, Amenta F. An Optimized Decision Tree with Genetic Algorithm Rule-Based Approach to Reveal the Brain's Changes During Alzheimer's Disease Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 84:1577-1584. [PMID: 34719494 DOI: 10.3233/jad-210626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is desirable to achieve acceptable accuracy for computer aided diagnosis system (CADS) to disclose the dementia-related consequences on the brain. Therefore, assessing and measuring these impacts is fundamental in the diagnosis of dementia. OBJECTIVE This study introduces a new CADS for deep learning of magnetic resonance image (MRI) data to identify changes in the brain during Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. METHODS The proposed algorithm employed a decision tree with genetic algorithm rule-based optimization to classify input data which were extracted from MRI. This pipeline is applied to the healthy and AD subjects of the Open Access Series of Imaging Studies (OASIS). RESULTS Final evaluation of the CADS and its comparison with other systems supported the potential of the proposed model as a novel tool for investigating the progression of AD and its great ability as an innovative computerized help to facilitate the decision-making procedure for the diagnosis of AD. CONCLUSION The one-second time response, together with the identified high accurate performance, suggests that this system could be useful in future cognitive and computational neuroscience studies.
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- Vania Karami
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, MontrealNeurological Institute-Hospital (MNI), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- School of PharmaceuticalSciences and Health Products, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of PharmaceuticalSciences and Health Products, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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- School of PharmaceuticalSciences and Health Products, University of Camerino, Camerino (MC), Italy
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Park JE, Lim DS, Cho YH, Choi KY, Lee JJ, Kim BC, Lee KH, Lee JS. Plasma contact factors as novel biomarkers for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. Biomark Res 2021; 9:5. [PMID: 33422144 PMCID: PMC7796542 DOI: 10.1186/s40364-020-00258-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and most of AD patients suffer from vascular abnormalities and neuroinflammation. There is an urgent need to develop novel blood biomarkers capable of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) at very early stage. This study was performed to find out new accurate plasma diagnostic biomarkers for AD by investigating a direct relationship between plasma contact system and AD. Methods A total 101 of human CSF and plasma samples from normal and AD patients were analyzed. The contact factor activities in plasma were measured with the corresponding specific peptide substrates. Results The activities of contact factors (FXIIa, FXIa, plasma kallikrein) and FXa clearly increased and statistically correlated as AD progresses. We present here, for the first time, the FXIIa cut-off scores to as: > 26.3 U/ml for prodromal AD [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.783, p < 0.001] and > 27.2 U/ml for AD dementia (AUC = 0.906, p < 0.001). We also describe the cut-off scores from the ratios of CSF Aβ1–42 versus the contact factors. Of these, the representative ratio cut-off scores of Aβ1–42/FXIIa were to be: < 33.8 for prodromal AD (AUC = 0.965, p < 0.001) and < 27.44 for AD dementia (AUC = 1.0, p < 0.001). Conclusion The activation of plasma contact system is closely associated with clinical stage of AD, and FXIIa activity as well as the cut-off scores of CSF Aβ1–42/FXIIa can be used as novel accurate diagnostic AD biomarkers. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40364-020-00258-5.
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- Jung Eun Park
- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, 309 Pilmun-Daero, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, 309 Pilmun-Daero, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.,Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21-Four Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, 309 Pilmun-Daero, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.,Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21-Four Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias Cohort Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias Cohort Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, 309 Pilmun-Daero, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.,Gwangju Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias Cohort Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, 309 Pilmun-Daero, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21-Four Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. .,Gwangju Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias Cohort Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
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