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Title
White paper by the Society for CSF Analysis and Clinical Neurochemistry : overcoming barriers in biomarker development and clinical translation
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Abstract
Body fluid biomarkers have great potential for different clinical purposes, including diagnosis, prognosis, patient stratification and treatment effect monitoring. This is exemplified by current use of several excellent biomarkers, such as the Alzheimers disease cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers, anti-neuromyelitis optica antibodies and blood neurofilament light. We still, however, have a strong need for additional biomarkers and several gaps in their development and implementation should be filled. Examples of such gaps are i) limited knowledge of the causes of neurological diseases, and thus hypotheses about the best biomarkers to detect subclinical stages of these diseases; ii) the limited success translating discoveries obtained by e.g. initial mass spectrometry proteomic low-throughput studies into immunoassays for widespread clinical implementation; iii) lack of interaction among all stakeholders to optimise and adapt study designs throughout the biomarker development process to medical needs, which may change during the long period needed for biomarker development. The Society for CSF Analysis and Clinical Neurochemistry (established in 2015) has been founded as a concerted follow-up of large standardisation projects, including BIOMARKAPD and SOPHIA, and the BioMS-consortium. The main aims of the CSF society are to exchange high level international scientific experience, to facilitate the incorporation of CSF diagnostics into clinical practice and to give advice on inclusion of CSF analysis into clinical guidelines. The society has a broad scope, as its vision is that the gaps in development and implementation of biomarkers are shared among almost all neurological diseases and thus they can benefit from the activities of the society.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Alzheimer's research & therapy
Publication
London : Biomed central ltd , 2018
ISSN
1758-9193
DOI
10.1186/S13195-018-0359-X
Volume/pages
10 (2018) , 8 p.
Article Reference
30
ISI
000427846000001
Pubmed ID
29544527
Medium
E-only publicatie
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VIB-European Medical Information Framework (EMIF).
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Creation 19.03.2018
Last edited 09.10.2023
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