Elevated tau PET signal depends on abnormal amyloid levels and is uncommon in unimpaired individuals

Brian A Gordon; Betty M Tijms

doi:10.1093/brain/awz278

Elevated tau PET signal depends on abnormal amyloid levels and is uncommon in unimpaired individuals

Brain. 2019 Oct 1;142(10):2903-2904. doi: 10.1093/brain/awz278.

Authors

Brian A Gordon¹, Betty M Tijms²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis MO, USA.
² Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands.

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘The bivariate distribution of amyloid-β and tau: relationship with established neurocognitive clinical syndromes’, by Jack et al. (doi:10.1093/brain/awz268).

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Amyloid*
Amyloidosis*
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography
Syndrome
tau Proteins

Substances

Amyloid
tau Proteins

Grants and funding

K01 AG053474/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States