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However, the key biomarker associated with cognition and mortality in centenarians remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To investigate the associations between 3 neural biomarkers\u2014amyloid-\u03b242 and amyloid-\u03b240 ratio (A\u03b242\/40), phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181), and neurofilament light chain (NfL)\u2014and both cognitive function and all-cause mortality in centenarians.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This population-based cohort study included Japanese centenarians aged 100 years or older who were enrolled between September 2000 and January 2021. Participants underwent baseline cognitive assessments and blood sampling and were followed up for 17 years for mortality. Data analysis was performed in February 2026.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposures<\/jats:title>\n Baseline plasma levels of A\u03b242\/40, p-tau181, and NfL measured using ultrasensitive immunoassays.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Cognitive function at baseline, measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and all-cause mortality.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Of 495 participants (398 [80.4%] women; mean [SD] age 104.1 [3.0] years), 419 completed a cognitive assessment (mean [SD] MMSE, 14.9 [6.9]). During 17 years of follow-up, 466 participants (95.5%) died. Lower A\u03b242\/40 (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.99; 95% CI, 0.46 to 1.52) and higher NfL levels (\u03b2\u2009=\u2009\u22120.92; 95% CI, \u22121.62 to \u22120.23) were significantly associated with lower MMSE scores after adjusting for confounders. Higher NfL levels were also associated with increased mortality (hazard ratio, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.17 to 1.57), showing the greatest point estimate among the biomarkers, all of which were standardized and statistically significant (change in Akaike Information Criterion, likelihood ratio test, \u03c7\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u200930.16;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). A\u03b242\/40 and p-tau181 were not statistically significant after full adjustment.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study of centenarians, higher plasma NfL levels were associated with lower cognitive function and increased all-cause mortality, whereas A\u03b242\/40 and p-tau181 showed no associations. These findings suggest that plasma NfL was associated with neurodegeneration in extreme aging. 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