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These biomarkers have different relevance at different stages of AD progression.
Jack et al \cite{Jack2010,Jack_2013} describe the temporal evolution of AD biomarkers and their interrelationships amongst themselves, and with the onset and progression of clinical symptoms.
Figure \ref{fig:hypotheticalModelJack_2013} shows the staging of the disease and the biomarkers of AD as proposed by by Jack et al in \cite{Jack2010,Jack_2013}.
Currently there are five Well established biomarkers for
AD: AD till date are the following:
\begin{itemize}
\item
Cerbrospinal fluid (CSF) based and imaging based biomarkers targeting A$\beta$
protein pathology
\item
Tau protein CSF based and imaging based biomarkers (very recent and still under research) targeting taupathy
\item
FDG PET Flurodeoxyglucose based positron emission tomography (FGD-PET) targeting neurodegeneration
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Structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based morphometry targeting neurodegeneration and tissue atrophy
\item
cognitive Cognitive impairment
\end{itemize}
Cognitive impairment starts to appear years after the changes in the other biomarkers.
In the following sections we consider the remaining
four biomarkers individually.