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. 2019 Sep 24;57(10):e00769-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00769-19

TABLE 2.

Sensitivities and specificities of clinical laboratory tests

Test Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Reference(s)
Nonspecific CSF biomarkers
    14-3-3 61–95 40–92 1618
    t-tau 87–90 67–75 16, 18
    t-tau/p-tau ratio 94 86 18
    NSE 80 83–92 18, 2022
    S100B
        sCJD 94 85 22
        vCJD 78 76 26
        gCJD 20–92 27
    Alpha-synuclein 93–98 96–97 2830
Specific biomarkers
    CSF RT-QuIC (2nd generation) 92–97.2 98.5–100 34, 35
    Brain biopsy PrPSc Western blotting 20–60 39