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NCRAD Blood Biomarker Data

This document explains how Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs) can download NCRAD Blood Biomarker Data from the ADRC Portal. It covers where to find NCRAD downloads in the portal and how to download the available files for your center.

Download NCRAD Blood Biomarker Data in the ADRC Portal

To access NCRAD Blood Biomarker data, navigate to the NCRAD dashboard.

Alt text: Image of the ADRC Portal "View, Audit, and Access Participant Data" landing page with the "NCRAD" card outlined

  1. Select the data type you wish to access, in this case Blood Biomarker.

    If the card is grayed out, that means you do not have access to the corresponding Flywheel project. Contact your center's administrator or director to request access.

Alt text: Image of the ADRC Portal NCRAD dashboard with the Blood Biomarker card outlined

  1. Each card will bring you to the corresponding data type's landing page. It provides a brief summary about the data and how it was generated along with your data files further down. To download the data, scroll down to view your files. Then, click on one of the download icons next to the data files, which will immediately download the file.

    Note that for Blood Biomarker data, each analysis file comes with an associated control. Files with the -control.csv suffix are control files, and match the name its associated analysis file.

Alt text: Image of the ADRC Portal Bood Biomarker Data page showing example Bood Biomarker data from the Sample Center with the download icon for a single file outlined

  1. You can also use the search bar to filter to a particular biomarker and/or return round.

Alt text: Image of the ADRC Portal Bood Biomarker Data page showing filtered example Bood Biomarker data from the Sample Center