TARDBP and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The TDP-43 aggregates, as a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), can often be detected in other NDDs, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD) and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2).