期刊
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
卷 55, 期 4, 页码 1659-1666出版社
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-160975
关键词
Alzheimer's disease diagnosis; cerebrospinal fluid; neurodegenerative biomarkers; survey
资金
- Italian Ministry of Healthy [GR-2011-02349822]
Although the use of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid beta(1-42) (A beta 42), tau (T-tau), and phosphorylated tau (p-tau(181)) gives added diagnostic and prognostic values, the diffusion is still limited in clinical practice and only a restricted number of patients receive an integrated clinico-biological diagnosis. By a survey, we aimed to do a selfie of the use and diffusion of CSF biomarkers of dementia in Italy, the standardization of pre-analytical procedures, the harmonization of ranges, and the participation to Quality Control programs. An online questionnaire was sent to the members of SIBioC and SINdem-ITALPLANED and to main neurological clinics all over Italy. In Italy, 25 laboratories provide biomarkers analysis in addition to a network of 15 neighboring hospitals. In sum, 40 neurological centers require CSF analyses. 7/20 regions (35%) lack CSF laboratories. Standardization of pre-analytical procedures is present in 62.02% of the laboratories; only 56.00% of the laboratories participate in International Quality Control. There is no harmonization of cut-offs. In Italy, the use of biomarkers is still limited in clinical practice. Standardization and harmonization of normal ranges are needed. To optimize and expand the use of CSF biomarkers, a cost-benefit analysis should be promoted by scientific societies and national health services.
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