Cerebrospinal fluid lipocalin 2 as a novel biomarker for the differential diagnosis of vascular dementia

oleh: Franc Llorens, Peter Hermann, Anna Villar-Piqué, Daniela Diaz-Lucena, Katarina Nägga, Oskar Hansson, Isabel Santana, Matthias Schmitz, Christian Schmidt, Daniela Varges, Stefan Goebel, Julien Dumurgier, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Claire Paquet, Inês Baldeiras, Isidro Ferrer, Inga Zerr

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-01-01

Deskripsi

Diagnosis of vascular dementia is hampered by the lack of biochemical markers for this disease. Here, the authors show that vascular dementia is associated with increased lipocalin-2 in cerebrospinal fluid, compared to controls and patients with other forms of dementia.