Table 2. List of sample details and the corresponding TMT tags.

Sample pool	Label	Patient/control	Race	Gender	Age*	Education background
AD1	126	Patient 1	Chinese	Female	75	Tertiary
		Patient 2	Chinese	Female	74	Secondary
		Patient 3	Chinese	Female	75	No formal
AD2	127N	Patient 4	Chinese	Male	70	Tertiary
		Patient 5	Chinese	Male	75	Tertiary
AD3	127C	Patient 6	Malay	Female	86	Tertiary
AD4	128N	Patient 7	Malay	Male	84	Secondary
		Patient 8	Malay	Male	75	Tertiary
AD5@	130C	Patient 4	Chinese	Male	70	Tertiary
		Patient 5	Chinese	Male	75	Tertiary
Ctrl1	128C	Control 1	Chinese	Female	84	Primary
Ctrl2	129N	Control 2	Chinese	Male	73	Tertiary
Ctrl3	129C	Control 3	Malay	Female	78	Secondary
Ctrl4	130N	Control 4	Malay	Male	74	Tertiary
Ctrl5@	131	Control 2	Chinese	Male	73	Tertiary

Notes:

^*Age of subjects at the year of recruitment.

^@Technical replicates that are used as standard in controlling variation.