DETECTION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD), FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATION (FTLD), AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCHLEROSIS (ALS), PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD), AND DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES (DLB) INDICATED BY PHOSPHORYLATION OF MARCKS

摘要

Provided is a method for detecting a neurodegenerative disease selected from the group consisting of human Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with high sensitivity and high specificity. A method for detecting a neurodegenerative disease selected from the group consisting of human Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), comprising the steps of: (i) measuring a MARCKS protein phosphorylated at position 46 and a non-phosphorylated MARCKS protein in a test specimen collected from a subject; (ii) calculating a DO value expressed by the following formula from the measured values obtained in (i): DO=pSer46-MARCKS2+non-phosphorylated-MARCKS2 where "pSer46-MARCKS" represents the amount of a MARCKS protein phosphorylated at position 46; and "non-phosphorylated-MARCKS" represents the amount of a non-phosphorylated MARCKS protein; and (iii) detecting a neurodegenerative disease based on the DO value as an indicator.