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Roche’s Early Alzheimer’s Blood Test Gets FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

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Roche has received Breakthrough Device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Elecsys pTau217 early Alzheimer’s blood test. There are currently no FDA-authorized blood tests for detecting Alzheimer’s disease. The incidence of dementia is growing worldwide, with 75 percent of cases remaining undiagnosed.