| Literature DB >> 23822153 |
Lynn M Bekris1, Franziska Lutz, Thomas J Montine, Chang En Yu, Debby Tsuang, Elaine R Peskind, James B Leverenz.
Abstract
MicroRNA (miRNA) may be potential biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The objective of this investigation was to demonstrate that miRNAs in human brain or biofluids are differentially expressed according to disease status, tissue type, neuritic plaque score or Braak stage. Post-mortem brain (PMB) miRNA were profiled using arrays and validated using quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). Five qRT-PCR-validated miRNAs were measured in an independent sample of PMB, cerebrospinal fluid and plasma from the same subjects. Plasma miR-15a was found to be associated with plaque score in the independent sample. In conclusion, miRNA present in human biofluids may offer utility as biomarkers of AD.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23822153 PMCID: PMC3967870 DOI: 10.3109/1354750X.2013.814073
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomarkers ISSN: 1354-750X Impact factor: 2.658