Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 (Transactivation response(TAR)-DNA-binding protein 43 kDa) encephalopathy (LATE) has recently been characterized as a distinct neuropathological entity within the spectrum of dementia. Neuropathological alterations in the sense of LATE were already previously described as a comorbidity to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and it has been diagnosed independently from AD pathology in autopsy studies since 2008. The framework of LATE would account for the pathogenetic impact of limbic TDP-43 proteinopathy as a driver of amnestic dementia, either together with comorbid typical AD changes or as a distinct feature.
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