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. 2026 Feb 11;18:45. doi: 10.1186/s13195-026-01973-1

Table 3.

Correlation of serum β-synuclein with other fluid biomarkers

Serum β-Syn MMSE CDR-SB CSF Aβ42 CSF tTau CSF pTau181 Plasma NfL CSF NfL CSF NRGN
Serum β-Syn −0.467**** 0.486**** −0.454**** 0.422**** 0.453**** 0.493**** 0.202* 0.398****
MMSE n = 463 −0.783**** 0.428**** −0.248*** −0.273*** −0.424**** −0.338**** −0.213**
CDR-SB n = 461 n = 461 −0.493**** 0.406**** 0.422**** 0.448**** 0.427**** 0.345****
CSF Aβ42 n = 194 n = 194 n = 194 −0.144* −0.237*** −0.23** −0.153 −0.103
CSF tTau n = 194 n = 194 n = 194 n = 194 0.981**** 0.167* 0.368**** 0.849****
CSF pTau181 n = 194 n = 194 n = 194 n = 194 n = 194 0.169* 0.339**** 0.82****
Plasma NfL n = 248 n = 248 n = 247 n = 156 n = 156 n = 156 0.563**** 0.108
CSF NfL n = 155 n = 155 n = 155 n = 152 n = 152 n = 152 n = 154 0.167*
CSF NRGN n = 148 n = 148 n = 148 n = 145 n = 145 n = 145 n = 147 n = 148

Correlation analyses were performed using Spearmans rank correlation coefficient. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001

CDR-SB Clinical dementia rating sum-of-boxes, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, pTau181, tau protein phosphorylated at S181, tTau total tau protein, NfL Neurofilament light chain, NRGN Neurogranin