Kaj Blennow, MD, PhD, professor

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Affiliation(s): 

Clinical Neurochemistry Lab; Dept. of Neuroscience and Physiology; University of Gothenburg; Mölndal Hospital Sahlgrenska University Hospital; SE-43180 Mölndal; Sweden

Areas of Interest: 

Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, biomarkers, pathophysiology

Biography & Research: 

* Studies on cerebrospinal fluid biochemical markers for clinical diagnosis of AD and therapy monitoring in AD and other brain disorders, including methodological aspects of cerebrospinal fluid analyses and assay development. * The neurochemical pathogenesis of AD, with focus on APP/Aβ metabolism and aggregation, neuronal and synaptic degeneration, and mechanisms for the APOE ε4 allele. * Pathogenesis of and diagnostic markers for traumatic brain injury (TBI)