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Differential DNA methylation (DNAm) can distinguish primary age-related tauopathy (PART) from Alzheimer's disease (AD). A machine learning tool using DNAm accurately predicts PART vs. AD and stratifies indeterminate cases, revealing distinct biological programs and cognitive resilience in PART.

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  • Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Computational Biology

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  • Primary age-related tauopathy (PART) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) share tau pathology but differ in amyloid burden.
  • Distinguishing PART from AD is crucial for understanding disease progression and developing targeted therapies.
  • Differential DNA methylation (DNAm) offers insights into disease-specific biological mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a machine learning classifier using DNAm to differentiate PART from AD.
  • To apply the classifier to neuropathologically indeterminate cases to stratify them into PART-like or AD-like groups.
  • To investigate the biological and cognitive differences between predicted PART and AD groups.

Main Methods:

  • A support vector machine classifier was trained on DNAm data from 707 individuals (ROSMAP cohort) with confirmed PART or AD.
  • The classifier was validated on an independent cohort of 142 cases from the Mount Sinai Brain Bank.
  • Neuropathological, cognitive, DNAm, and transcriptomic profiles were compared between classifier-defined groups.

Main Results:

  • The DNAm classifier achieved high accuracy in distinguishing PART from AD across cohorts.
  • Neuropathologically indeterminate cases were stratified into Predicted-PART and Predicted-AD groups.
  • These groups, despite similar tau and amyloid burden, exhibited distinct DNAm patterns, gene expression profiles, and cognitive performance (MMSE scores).

Conclusions:

  • DNAm serves as a robust biomarker for differentiating PART from AD.
  • The developed machine learning tool accurately predicts PART vs. AD and stratifies indeterminate cases.
  • Distinct epigenetic and biological programs underlie PART, potentially contributing to cognitive resilience against AD pathology.