Higher exosomal phosphorylated tau and total tau among veterans with combat-related repetitive chronic mild traumatic brain injury

Kimbra Kenney, Bao‐Xi Qu, Chen Lai, Christina Devoto, Vida Motamedi, William C. Walker, Harvey S. Levin, Tracy L. Nolen, Elisabeth A. Wilde, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia,

Brain Injury · 2018 · 91 citations · 38 references

Abstract

rTBI is associated with elevations of exosomal p-tau and exosomal tau, suggesting that blood-based exosomes may provide a peripheral source of informative, centrally derived biomarkers in remote mTBI and that rTBI may contribute to chronic neuropsychological symptoms.

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