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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Simple blood test gets green light by FDA to improve early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a second blood test to improve the detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

The “Elecsys pTau181 test” measures pTau181 protein levels in human plasma which act as a biomarker for the degenerative brain disorder.

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