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Eric Topol: Replication of Plasma p-tau217 Blood Test for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease
May 31, 2026, 15:41

Eric Topol: Replication of Plasma p-tau217 Blood Test for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease

Eric Topol, Founder and Director of Scripps Research Translational Institute, shared a post on X about a recent article by Xiaqing Jiang et al., published in The Lancet, adding:

”The p-tau217 breakthrough blood test replicated again, predicting Alzheimer’s disease in a large cohort mean age 61.

The cover of the new issue is telling.”

Title: Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology plasma biomarkers and cognition in midlife: a community-based cohort study

Authors: Xiaqing Jiang, Tina D Hoang, Prof Leslie M Shaw, Prof David R Jacobs, Ilya M Nasrallah, Prof R Nick Bryan, Prof Kristine Yaffe

Eric Topol: Replication of Plasma p-tau217 Blood Test for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease

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