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In Vitro Aggregation Assays Using Hyperphosphorylated Tau Protein
Published on: January 2, 2015
Association Between Plasma Phosphorylated Tau-217 and Cognition in Parkinson's Disease
Trycia Kouchache1,2, Tevy Chan2, Sophie Sun1,2
1Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background:
Alzheimer's disease (AD) co-pathology contributes to dementia in PD, but its role in earlier cognitive impairment remains uncertain.
Objective:
To determine if p-tau217, a biomarker of early AD, is associated with cognitive impairment in PD.
Methods:
Plasma p-tau217 levels in 167 PD patients without dementia and 63 controls were related to performance on standard neuropsychological testing, and to cognitive impairment as defined by a MoCA score <26 and by self-report. Plasma GFAP, NfL and APOE ε4 carrier status were also examined.
Results:
No significant differences in p-tau217, GFAP and NfL level were observed between groups (pFDR > 0.08). Higher p-tau217 was associated with worse visuospatial function and greater self-reported cognitive impairment, but these associations did not survive correction (pFDR > 0.08). There was no association with cognitive impairment (pFDR > 0.08).
Conclusion:
These results suggest that co-morbid AD pathology is not a major contributor to early cognitive changes in this sample of PD patients without dementia. © 2026 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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