Methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
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1. A method of diagnosing Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in a subject, the method comprising detecting a differentially expressed protein, said protein being clusterin precursor protein (Swiss-PROT Accession number (SPN) P10909), in a sample of blood or plasma from said subject, wherein a decrease in the expression of said clusterin precursor protein compared to the expression of said protein in a control subject is indicative of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in the subject undergoing diagnosis.
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Abstract
Methods and compositions relating to Alzheimer'"'"'s disease are provided. Specifically, proteins that are differentially expressed in the Alzheimer'"'"'s disease state relative to their expression in the normal state are provided. Proteins associated with Alzheimer'"'"'s disease are identified and described. Methods of diagnosis of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease using the differentially expressed proteins are also provided, as are methods for the identification and therapeutic use of compounds for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease.
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- 1. A method of diagnosing Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in a subject, the method comprising detecting a differentially expressed protein, said protein being clusterin precursor protein (Swiss-PROT Accession number (SPN) P10909), in a sample of blood or plasma from said subject, wherein a decrease in the expression of said clusterin precursor protein compared to the expression of said protein in a control subject is indicative of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in the subject undergoing diagnosis.
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