# Highly accurate blood test for Alzheimer’s disease is similar or superior to clinical cerebrospinal fluid tests

*PRI Rank #3 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #3 |
| 18m citations | 252 |
| Journal | Nature Medicine |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41591-024-02869-z |
| Corresponding authors | Randall J. Bateman, Oskar Hansson |
| Institution | Washington University, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/alzheimer-s-disease-research-and-treatments/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41591-024-02869-z](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02869-z)

## Topics

p-tau217 · p-tau217 · mass spectrometry · Aβ42/40 ratio · CSF p-tau181/Aβ42 · automated immunoassays · Amyloid PET · Tau PET · BioFINDER-2 · Knight ADRC cohort · mild cognitive impairment · Mild dementia · Disease-modifying therapies · two-cutpoint procedure · positive predictive value · negative predictive value · Area under the curve (AUC)

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