| CPC G01N 33/6896 (2013.01) [G01N 2800/2821 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |

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1. A method for measuring an Aβ peptide, comprising:
mixing i) a blood sample comprising an Aβ peptide and ii) an antibody that specifically binds to the Aβ peptide, to form a complex of the Aβ peptide and the antibody;
releasing the Aβ peptide from the complex with a basic solution comprising acetonitrile and ammonia; and
measuring a released Aβ peptide in the basic solution by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry,
wherein the basic solution containing the released Aβ peptide is used as is for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and
wherein the basic solution has a pH of 11.4 or more.
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