A European working group has provided a new set of recommendations for the use of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers in the diagnostic evaluation of Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment. These recommendations represent an important step towards the implementation of CSF biomarker tests in the clinic, but several challenges remain.
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The authors acknowledge grant support from the NIH National Institute on Aging (grant AGO5131 to D.R.G. and grant U01 AG024904 to L.M.S.).
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Galasko, D., Shaw, L. CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer disease — approaching consensus. Nat Rev Neurol 13, 131–132 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2017.11
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