The Target48 Neurodegeneration panel: A novel tool for profiling protein signatures in neurodegenerative disorders.
4 affiliations
- 1Neurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands.
- 2Barcelonaßeta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- 3Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- 4Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands.
Abstract
Introduction
Novel tools for absolute quantification of established and emerging fluid neuro-biomarkers are required to advance diagnostic studies and improve biological insights.Methods
We conducted an extensive analytical and clinical validation of the Olink™ Target 48 Neurodegeneration panel (T48 Neuropanel) in 352 paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma samples from cognitively unimpaired controls (CU), Alzheimer's dementia (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), n = 44 per group. Comparisons with benchmark assays were performed.Results
Good detectability (CSF: 31 out of 42 assays; plasma: 38 out of 42 assays) and technical performance was observed. Benchmark assays showed good correlations, supporting transformation formula's. Next to emerging biomarkers (MMP10, ITGB2), discriminative performance was excellent in AD: CSF pTau217: area under the curve (AUC) = 1; FTD: plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL): AUC = 0.952; and DLB: CSF dopa decarboxylase (DDC): AUC = 0.901.Discussion
This analytical and clinical validation of the T48 Neuropanel highlights initial cutoffs and emerging biomarkers to aid clinical studies for the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases.
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BibTeX
@article{hokahin2026target48,
title = {{The Target48 Neurodegeneration panel: A novel tool for profiling protein signatures in neurodegenerative disorders.}},
author = {Yanaika S Hok-A-Hin and Lisa Vermunt and Natascha de Jong and Marta Del Campo Milan and Everard Vijverberg and Afina W Lemstra and Yolande Pijnenburg and Argonde C van Harten and Charlotte E Teunissen},
journal = {Alzheimer's \& dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1002/alz.71866},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42949229},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - The Target48 Neurodegeneration panel: A novel tool for profiling protein signatures in neurodegenerative disorders.
AU - Yanaika S Hok-A-Hin
AU - Lisa Vermunt
AU - Natascha de Jong
AU - Marta Del Campo Milan
AU - Everard Vijverberg
AU - Afina W Lemstra
AU - Yolande Pijnenburg
AU - Argonde C van Harten
AU - Charlotte E Teunissen
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
DO - 10.1002/alz.71866
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42949229
AB - Introduction Novel tools for absolute quantification of established and emerging fluid neuro-biomarkers are required to advance diagnostic studies and improve biological insights.Methods We conducted an extensive analytical and clinical validation of the Olink™ Target 48 Neurodegeneration panel (T48 Neuropanel) in 352 paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma samples from cognitively unimpaired controls (CU), Alzheimer's dementia (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), n = 44 per group. Comparisons with benchmark assays were performed.Results Good detectability (CSF: 31 out of 42 assays; plasma: 38 out of 42 assays) and technical performance was observed. Benchmark assays showed good correlations, supporting transformation formula's. Next to emerging biomarkers (MMP10, ITGB2), discriminative performance was excellent in AD: CSF pTau217: area under the curve (AUC) = 1; FTD: plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL): AUC = 0.952; and DLB: CSF dopa decarboxylase (DDC): AUC = 0.901.Discussion This analytical and clinical validation of the T48 Neuropanel highlights initial cutoffs and emerging biomarkers to aid clinical studies for the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases.
SN - 1552-5260
SN - 1552-5279
ER -