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Table 4 Histotype classification, demographic features, and biomarker values of prion disease cases

From: The CSF neurofilament light signature in rapidly progressive neurodegenerative dementias

 

No. of subjects

Time from onset to LP (months ± SD)

Disease duration (months ± SD)

NfL, pg/ml, median (IQR)

t-taua, pg/ml, median (IQR)

p-tau, pg/ml, median (IQR)

14-3-3 (positive)

RT-QuIC (positive)

Definite sCJD

97

       

 MM(V)1

37

2.0 ± 2.0

3.6 ± 2.8

9600 (6507–14,750)

6388 (2255–9258)

47 (37–59)

33/37

32/37

 VV2

26

3.8 ± 1.2

5.5 ± 2.2

22,800 (14,050–30,550)

9729 (5334–14,850)

71 (62–95)

25/26

22/26

 MV2K

22

7.3 ± 4.2

18.8 ± 13.5

16,100 (9650–24,275)

1972 (1454–2789)

55 (43–88)

12/22

18/22

 MM2C

8

10.4 ± 7.1

22.8 ± 14.0

8808 (6558–9908)

1457 (821–2488)

37 (19–64)

3/8

4/8

 MM2T

2

12; 13

24; 36

12,100; 7959

630; 102

20; 25

0/2

1/2

 VV1

1

10

13.5

31,800

3790

49

1/1

1/1

 VPSPr (VV)

1

3

36

3212

1273

140

1/1

0/1

Definite gCJD

16

       

 E200K-129M

11

3.2 ± 2.5

15.3 ± 15

9088 (5976–15,000)

1881 (892–2955)

34 (26–48)

7/11

11/11

 V210I-129M

4

4.1 ± 4.0

7.0 ± 6.0

5587 (4438–6772)

4907 (2316–7148)

36 (30–36)

3/4

4/4

 D178N-129V

1

3.5

Alive

4909

2206

44

1/1

0/1

Probable CJD

27

       

 MM

4

2.7 ± 2.6

8345 (5345–18,323)

3393 (797–4633)

44 (34–62)

2/4

3/4

 MV

14

11.0 ± 8.2

14,700 (6163–23,425)

2042 (1260–3709)

68 (47–87)

5/14

10/14

 VV

9

2.8 ± 1.0

27,400 (16,500–35,200)

13,300 (4544–16,350)

82 (58–103)

9/9

7/9

GSS

1

18

Alive

5221

566

NA

0/1

0/1

  1. Abbreviations: CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, gCJD Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, GSS Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, LP Lumbar puncture, MM(V)1 Methionine homozygosity (valine) and scrapie prion protein type 1, MM2C Methionine homozygosity and scrapie prion protein type 2, cortical type, MM2T Methionine homozygosity and scrapie prion protein type 2, thalamic type, MV2K Methionine/valine heterozygosity and scrapie prion protein type 2, kuru type, NfL Neurofilament light chain protein, p-tau Phosphorylated tau protein, RT-QuIC Real-time quaking-induced conversion, sCJD Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, t-tau Total tau protein, VPSPr Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy, VV1 Valine homozygosity and scrapie prion protein type 1, VV2 Valine homozygosity and scrapie prion protein type 2
  2. at-tau: VV2 vs. MV2K or MM2C (p < 0.001); MM(V)1 vs. MV2K or MM2C (p < 0.001)