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Table 2 Demographics and pathologic features of FTLD-TDP type A and type B cases split by mutation

From: C-terminal and full length TDP-43 specie differ according to FTLD-TDP lesion type but not genetic mutation

Mutation

FTLD-TDP type A

FTLD-TDP type B

GRN + (n = 4)

GRN – (N = 4)

C9+ (n = 4)

C9 – (n = 4)

Demographics

 Female Sex %

1 (25%)

0

3 (75%)

2 (50%)

 Age at death

67 (60, 76)

74 (61, 78)

62 (55, 67)

68 (60, 79)

Clinical diagnosis

 bvFTD

2 (50%)

1 (25%)

2 (50%)

1 (25%)

 PPA

1 (25%)

0

0

0

 FTD-MND/ALS

0

1 (25%)

2 (50%)

3 (75%)

 Other

1 (25%)

2 (50%)

0

0

Co-pathologies

 Hippocampal sclerosis

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

2 (50%)

0

 Braak NFT stage

1 (0.0, 2.0)

1.0 (1.0, 1.5)

2.0 (2.0, 3.0)

1.5 (1.0, 3.0)

 Thal Phases

0.5 (0.0, 1.0)

1.0 (0.0, 3.0)

1.0 (0.0. 2.0)

0.0 (0.0, 4.0)

Pathological results

ERC/CA1/Sub

 Phosphorylated TDP-43 (pTDP-43)

2.5 (2.0–3.0)

1.5 (1.0, 3.0)

3.0 (1.0, 3.0)

2.0 (2.0, 3.0)

 C-Terminal specie TDP-43 (cTDP-43)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

0.0 (0.0, 1.0)

1.0 (0.0, 3.0)

 Full length TDP-43 (nTDP-43)

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

1.0 (0.5, 2.0)

1.5 (0.0, 2.0)

2.0 (1.0, 3.0)

Dentate nucleus of hippo

 Phosphorylated TDP-43 (pTDP-43)

2.5 (2.0, 3.0)

2.0 (1.0, 3.0)

3.0 (2.0, 3.0)

3.0 (2.0, 4.0)

 C-Terminal specie TDP-43 (cTDP-43)

2.0 (1.0, 3.0)

1.5 (1.0, 2.0)

2.0 (1.0, 3.0)

2.0 (1.0, 4.0)

 Full length TDP-43 (nTDP-43)

1.0 (0.0, 1.0)

0.75 (0.0, 1.0)

2.0 (0.0, 3.0)

1.0 (1.0, 4.0)

  1. Data shown as median (range) and percentages
  2. bvFTD Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia, FTD-MND/ALS Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, PPA Primary progressive aphasia, GRN progranulin, C9 C9ORF72, NFT neurofibrillary tangle