Review

TDP-43–Associated Neurodegenerative Disease Conceptualization and Integrated Staging

JAMA Neurology 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.2812

August 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In proposing a pathobiological definition of disease, the goal is to provide a road map for developing biomarkers that accurately reflect the underlying pathobiology of disease and for advancing therapeutic candidates that effectively target fundamental disease mechanisms.

This Review has an accompanying Editorial commentary.

Corresponding Author: Michael Benatar, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology and the ALS Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14 St, CRB 1318, Miami, FL, 33136 (mbenatar@miami.edu).

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