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Both CSF and imaging biomarkers targeting A$\beta$ plaques pathophysiology  are available and have been widely used in AD research. Widely used CSF biomarker is the decreased level of amyloid-$\beta_{1-42}$ (A$\beta42$) in AD while the imaging biomarker is the increased level of Pittsburgh compound in AD patients.  A$\beta_{42}$ is 42-amino-acid form of A$\beta$ and is believed to be lowered when it gets converted to A$\beta$ plaques.  This view is consistent to the findings of inverse relationship between CSF A$\beta42$ levels and Pittsburgh compound that binds with A$\beta$ plaques level \cite{Fagan_2006}.