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ArticleActa neuropathologica2019

Pathological, imaging and genetic characteristics support the existence of distinct TDP-43 types in non-FTLD brains.

Keith A Josephs, Melissa E Murray, Nirubol Tosakulwong, Stephen D Weigand, Amanda M Serie, Ralph B Perkerson, Billie J Matchett, Clifford R Jack, David S Knopman, Ronald C Petersen and 6 more

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Article in Acta neuropathologica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers.

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76 citing papers in PubMed, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Keith A JosephsDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. josephs.keith@mayo.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2930-8634
Melissa E MurrayDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Nirubol TosakulwongDepartment of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Stephen D WeigandDepartment of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Amanda M SerieDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Ralph B PerkersonDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Billie J MatchettDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Clifford R JackDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
David S KnopmanDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Ronald C PetersenDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Joseph E ParisiLaboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Leonard PetrucelliDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Matthew BakerDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Rosa RademakersDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Jennifer L WhitwellDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Dennis W DicksonDepartment of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Mayo Clinic in Florida · USMayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

SUPPLEMENT TO ALZHEIMERS DISEASE PATIENT REGISTRYU01AG006786 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI GRAFF-RADFORD, JONATHAN, JACK, CLIFFORD R. · 1986 to 2023
$49.6M
THE PGRN/TDP-43 AXIS IN ALZHEIMER?S DISEASE AND NEURODEGENERATIONP50AG016574 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI BU, GUOJUN · 1999 to 2018
$36.9M
Understanding the role of TDP-43 in Alzheimers disease and FTLDR01AG037491 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI JOSEPHS, KEITH A · 2010 to 2024
$6.5M
Understanding the role of TDP-43 in Alzheimer’s disease, FTLD and Related DisordersRF1AG037491 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Keith A Josephs · 2026 to 2026
$3.4M
Genetic Discovery and Pathobiology of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Related TDP-43 ProteinopathiesR35NS097261 · NINDS · MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE · PI RADEMAKERS, ROSA · 2017 to 2019
$2.9M
NIA NIH HHS P50 AG016574NIA NIH HHS R01 AG037491NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG037491NIA NIH HHS U01 AG006786NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS097261
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TDP-43 is present in a high proportion of aged brains that do not meet criteria for frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). We determined whether there are distinct TDP-43 types in non-FTLD brains. From a cohort of 553 brains (Braak neurofibrillary tangle (NFT) stage 0-VI), excluding cases meeting criteria for FTLD, we identified those that had screened positive for TDP-43. We reviewed 14 different brain regions in these TDP-43 positive cases and classified them into those with "typical" TDP-43 immunoreactive inclusions (TDP type-α), and those in which TDP-43 immunoreactivity was adjacent to/associated with NFTs in the same neuron (TDP type-β). We compared pathological, genetic (APOE4, TMEM106B and GRN variants), neuroimaging and clinical data between types, as well as compared neuroimaging between types and a group of TDP-43 negative cases (n = 309). Two-hundred forty-one cases were classified as TDP type-α (n = 131, 54%) or TDP type-β (n = 110, 46%). Type-α cases were older than type-β at death (median 89 years vs. 87 years; p = 0.02). Hippocampal sclerosis was present in 78 (60%) type-α cases and 16 (15%) type-β cases (p < 0.001). Type-α cases showed a pattern of widespread TDP-43 deposition commonly extending into temporal, frontal and brainstem regions (84% TDP-43 stage 4-6) while in type-β cases deposition was predominantly limbic, located in amygdala, entorhinal cortex and subiculum of the hippocampus (84% TDP-43 stages 1-3) (p < 0.001). There was a difference in the frequency of TMEM106B protective (GG) and risk (CC) haplotypes (SNP rs3173615 encoding p.T185S) in type-α cases compared to type-β cases (GG/CG/CC: 8%/42%/50% vs. 24%/49%/27%; p = 0.01). Type-α cases had smaller amygdala (- 10.6% [- 17.6%, - 3.5%]; p = 0.003) and hippocampal (- 14.4% [- 21.6%, - 7.3%]; p < 0.001) volumes on MRI at death compared to type-β cases, although both types had smaller amygdala and hippocampal volumes compared to TDP-43 negative cases (- 7.77%, - 21.6%; p < 0.001). These findings demonstrate that there is distinct heterogeneity of TDP-43 deposition in non-FTLD brains.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseBrainDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFrontotemporal DementiaFrontotemporal Lobar DegenerationHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeurofibrillary TanglesDNA-Binding ProteinsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsTARDBP protein, humanAlzheimer’s diseaseFrontotemporal lobar degenerationFTLDHippocampusMRITDP-43TDP-43 typeTMEM106BType-β

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