Tau and NfL concentrations were measured in plasma using the Simoa HD-1 Analyser and the “tau-2.0” and “NF-light” assay kits (Quanterix), according to manufacturer’s instructions and as described previously18 (link)
. Samples from each diagnostic group were assorted across different loading plates and assay runs. Samples were tested in duplicate, by taking two aliquots from the same plate well. Quality control parameters are detailed in the Supplementary Material. All “tau-2.0” testing kits were from a single batch. “NF-light” kits were taken from 2 separate batches due to a manufacturer issue: a full calibration sample set tested for each batch showed no significant variation between them.