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brandonb an hour ago

This Alzheimer's blood test, PrecivityAD2, is based on the p-tau217 biomarker.

In one recent study, people very high p-tau217 had a 38% chance of progressing to cognitive impairment within 5 years vs 12% for those with low levels. The current tests cost about $200-300, so they're not unreasonable as a screening test. PrecivityAD2 looks to be priced around $1,400-$1,500 so at that price, this specific test likely only makes sense for people with established disease.

vintermann 34 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

That sounds pretty expensive for me for a test with that low accuracy, especially when there's not much you can do different if it comes back high vs. coming back low.

vogu66 28 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

do you have the reference for that one? I'd be interested in reading it.

brandonb 3 minutes ago | parent [-]

Sure! The study is from July 2026: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2851720