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[18F]Flortaucipir PET Across Various MAPT Mutations in Presymptomatic and Symptomatic Carriers

Wolters, EE; Papma, JM; Verfaillie, SCJ; Visser, D; Weltings, E; Groot, C; van der Ende, EL; ... Seelaar, H; + view all (2021) [18F]Flortaucipir PET Across Various MAPT Mutations in Presymptomatic and Symptomatic Carriers. Neurology 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012448. (In press). Green open access

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the [18F]flortaucipir binding distribution across MAPT mutations in presymptomatic and symptomatic carriers. METHODS: We compared regional [18F]flortaucipir binding potential(BPND) derived from a 130-minute dynamic [18F]flortaucipir PET scan, in nine (pre)symptomatic MAPT mutation carriers(4 with P301L[1 symptomatic], 2 with R406W[1 symptomatic]; 1 presymptomatic L315R, 1 presymptomatic S320F and 1 symptomatic G272V carrier) with 30 cognitively normal controls and 52 Alzheimer's disease patients. RESULTS: [18F]flortaucipir BPND images showed overall highest binding in the symptomatic carriers. This was most pronounced in the symptomatic R406W carrier in whom tau binding exceeded the normal control range in the anterior cingulate cortex, insula, amygdala, temporal, parietal and frontal lobe. Elevated medial temporal lobe BPND was observed in a presymptomatic R406W carrier. The single symptomatic and one of the three presymptomatic P301L carriers showed elevated [18F]flortaucipir BPND in the insula, parietal and frontal lobe compared to controls. The symptomatic G272V carrier exhibited a widespread elevated cortical BPND, with at neuropathological examination a combination of 3R pathology and encephalitis. The L315R presymptomatic mutation carrier showed higher frontal BPND compared to controls. The BPND values of the S320F presymptomatic mutation carrier fell within the range of controls. CONCLUSION: Presymptomatic MAPT mutation carriers already showed subtle elevated tau binding, whereas symptomatic MAPT mutation carriers showed a more marked increase in [18F]flortaucipir BPND. Tau deposition was most pronounced in R406W MAPT (pre)symptomatic mutation carriers, which is associated with both 3R and 4R tau accumulation. Thus, [18F]flortaucipir may serve as an early biomarker for MAPT mutation carriers in mutations that cause 3R/4R tauopathies.

Type: Article
Title: [18F]Flortaucipir PET Across Various MAPT Mutations in Presymptomatic and Symptomatic Carriers
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012448
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000012448
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND), which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10130860
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