Annals of Neurology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Март 17, 2025
Objective Early‐onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) and late‐onset (LOAD) differ in many respects. Here, we address the issue of possible differences fibrillar amyloid pathology as measured by positron emission tomography (PET), which remains unresolved due to lack large‐scale comparative studies. Methods Three hundred ninety‐nine cognitively impaired participants younger than 65 years age from multicenter Longitudinal Disease Study (LEADS) 450 older Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) underwent clinical assessment, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), PET were included this study. We compared outcomes (positivity rate based on visual read quantified tracer uptake expressed Centiloids [CLs]) between 2 cohorts studied their association with age, sex, APOE genotype, cognition. Results The positivity was higher LEADS (78%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 74–82) ADNI (71%, CI 67–75, p 0.02). Lower Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) APOE4 genotype increased odds both cohorts. Visually positive scans had CLs (EOAD, mean 95.3 ± 26.1) (LOAD, 80.9 36.8, < 0.0001), predominantly parietal cortex/precuneus, superior temporal, frontal cortices. In amyloid‐positive patients, (1) female patients cohorts; (2) carriership associated lower EOAD, not observed LOAD; (3) correlations MMSE scores significantly stronger EOAD LOAD. Interpretation Differences burden may contribute anatomic patterns sporadic LOAD, have implications for optimizing therapeutic strategies each group. ANN NEUROL 2025
Язык: Английский