Table 1.
Case I.3 (proband, woman) | Case I.1 (brother) | |
---|---|---|
Age at onset | 58 years | 68 years |
Symptoms at onset | 1st delusions, 2nd memory | Memory |
Current age | 66 years | 76 years |
Neuropsychology | ||
MMSE | 16/30 | 23/30 |
Verbal fluency (1 min) | animals: 2; letter S: 2 | animals: 7; letter S: 4 |
Boston Naming (15 items) | 3/15 + 5 with phonetic clues | 6/15 + 5 with phonetic clues |
HVLT (12 items) |
learning trials: 0-0-0 free recall: 0, cued: 0 recognition: 0 |
learning trials: 0-1-2 free recall: 0, cued: 0 recognition: 0 |
Clock Test | order 4/10, copy 6/10 | order 2/10, copy 8/10 |
Functional status | GDS 5/CDR 2 | GDS 3–4/CDR 1 |
CSF biomarkers (pg/ml) * | ||
Aβ42 | 635 | 708 |
Aβ 40 | 11,391 | 14,403 |
Ratio Aβ42/40 | 0.056 | 0.049 |
T-tau | 960 | 1037 |
P-tau | 176 | 184 |
Erlangen score | 4 (probable AD) | 4 (probable AD) |
ADAM10 55 kDa ** | - 39% | - 69% |
ADAM10 50 kDa ** | - 34% | - 54% |
ADAM10 80 kDa ** | - 47% | - 26% |
sAPPα 110 kDa# | - 73% | - 66% |
sAPPα 120 kDa# | - 70% | - 63% |
APOE genotype | 3/3 | 2/3 |
Pattern of atrophy | Frontal + hippocampal | Diffuse cortical + hippocampal |
CDR Clinical Dementia Rating scale (0 to 3), GDS Global Deterioration Scale (0 to 7), MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, HVLT Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
*Cut-off points to consider the values consistent with AD are as follows: Aβ42 < 770 pg/ml; T-tau > 440 pg/ml; P-tau > 58 pg/ml; ratio Aβ42/40 < 0.068
** % Reduction of ADAM10 isoforms versus the mean for controls (shown in Fig. 2)
# % Reduction of sAPPα isoforms, compared to controls (Fig. 3)