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Researchers have found that elevated cerebrospinal fluid levels of phosphorylated tau231, a damaged tau protein found in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, may be an early diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease in healthy adults.

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Damaged protein identified as early diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease in healthy adults (Science Daily)

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