pNfH is a promising biomarker for ALS

J Ganesalingam, J An, R Bowser… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
A diagnostic biomarker for ALS would permit early intervention with disease-modifying
therapies while a biomarker for disease activity could accelerate the pace of drug discovery …

Neurofilaments in pre-symptomatic ALS and the impact of genotype

M Benatar, J Wuu, V Lombardi, A Jeromin… - … lateral sclerosis and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. To evaluate serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of phosphorylated
neurofilament heavy (pNfH), and to compare these to levels of neurofilament light (NfL), as …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic and prognostic performance of neurofilaments in ALS

K Poesen, P Van Damme - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
There is a need for biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to support the
diagnosis of the disease, to predict disease progression and to track disease activity and …

Neurofilament markers for ALS correlate with extent of upper and lower motor neuron disease

K Poesen, M De Schaepdryver, B Stubendorff, B Gille… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine the diagnostic performance and prognostic value of phosphorylated
neurofilament heavy chain (pNfH) and neurofilament light chain (NfL) in CSF as possible …

Serum neurofilament heavy chains as early marker of motor neuron degeneration

M De Schaepdryver, J Goossens… - Annals of clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether serum phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain (pNfH)
levels are elevated before patients were diagnosed with sporadic or familial ALS, and what …

Validation of serum neurofilaments as prognostic and potential pharmacodynamic biomarkers for ALS

M Benatar, L Zhang, L Wang, V Granit, J Statland… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To identify preferred neurofilament assays and clinically validate serum
neurofilament light (NfL) and phosphorylated neurofilament heavy (pNfH) as prognostic and …

Phosphorylated neurofilament heavy subunit (pNF-H) in peripheral blood and CSF as a potential prognostic biomarker in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

KB Boylan, JD Glass, JE Crook, C Yang… - Journal of Neurology …, 2013 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background The phosphorylated neurofilament heavy subunit (pNF-H), a major structural
component of motor axons, is a promising putative biomarker in amyotrophic lateral …

Comparison of elevated phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chains in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M De Schaepdryver, A Jeromin, B Gille… - Journal of Neurology …, 2018 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain (pNfH) levels are elevated in
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Instead of …

Neurofilaments as biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Xu, RD Henderson, M David, PA McCombe - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background To allow early diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression, there is a need
for biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Neurofilaments (NF) are emerging …

Multicenter validation of CSF neurofilaments as diagnostic biomarkers for ALS

P Oeckl, C Jardel, F Salachas, F Lamari… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
OBJECTIVE: Neurofilaments are leading neurochemical biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS). Here, we investigated the effect of preanalytical factors on neurofilament …