Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

  • Y. Iturria-Medina,
  • R. C. Sotero,
  • P. J. Toussaint,
  • J. M. Mateos-Pérez,
  • A. C. Evans,
  • The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11934
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is a complex multi-factorial disorder. Here, the authors perform a data-driven analysis of LOAD progression, including multimodal brain imaging, plasma and CSF biomarkers, and find vascular dysfunction is among the earliest and strongest altered events.