So far there is no medicine that completely cures Alzheimer’s disease. At the same time, recognizing the disease in the early stages can help patients get the best care, plan the future.
In the United States, a blood test was officially approved to identify the signs of Alzheimer’s disease. A test called Lumipip, developed by Fujirebio Diagnostics, can determine the presence of amyloid plaques in the brain – a major marker of the disease. On Sunday, May 18, the Washington Post wrote.
Until that time, the Alzheimer’s diagnosis was primarily given for complex, expensive and invasive methods: a puncture of the cerebrospinal fluid or pet – brain -scanning, which brought some risks for patients.
The luminous also requires a sample of blood plasma. According to the Director of the Center for Device and Radiological Health FDA Michel Tarver, permission to use the review is an important step.
“Today’s resolution is an important step for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, which makes it easier and potentially accessible to US patients at the beginning of the disease,” the expert said.
He explained that the lumpel measures the level of two proteins in the blood plasma indicating the presence of amyloid in the brain. It has been used in clinical conditions and research. The results showed high accuracy:
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91.7% of positive results were confirmed by more traditional methods;
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97.3% of the negative is also reliable.
Fujirebio has not yet revealed the cost of the test. The competition is growing in the market: the C2N Diagnostics and Quanterix are also working on developing such tests, but it has been a folk that has become the first officer to be approved by the FDA.
American actress Gina Rowlands, who played the movie “Diary of Memory”, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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