Background: Exploring the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial for timely intervention to help manage symptoms and set expectations for affected individuals and their families. However, the study of the early stages of AD involves analysing heterogeneous disease cohorts which may present challenges for some modelling techniques. This heterogeneity stems from the diverse nature of AD itself, as well as the inclusion of undiagnosed or ‘at-risk’ AD individuals or the presence ...