A human pan-disease blood atlas of the circulating proteome

Science. 2025 Dec 18;390(6779):eadx2678. doi: 10.1126/science.adx2678. Epub 2025 Dec 18.

Abstract

The human blood proteome provides a holistic readout of health states through the assessment of thousands of circulating proteins. In this study, we present a pan-disease resource to enable the study of diverse disease phenotypes within a harmonized proteomics dataset. By profiling protein concentrations across 59 diseases and healthy cohorts, we identified proteins associated with age, sex, and body mass index, as well as disease-specific signatures. This study highlights shared and distinct protein patterns across conditions, demonstrating the power of a unified proteomics approach to uncover biological insights. The dataset, covering 8262 individuals and up to 5416 proteins, serves as an online resource for exploring disease-specific protein profiles and advancing precision medicine research.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Atlases as Topic*
  • Blood Proteins* / analysis
  • Body Mass Index
  • Disease*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Precision Medicine
  • Proteome* / analysis
  • Proteomics
  • Sex Factors

Substances

  • Blood Proteins
  • Proteome