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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:12217 - Lewy body dementia

Disease Ontology Definition:A dementia that is characterized by the development of abnormal proteinaceous (alpha-synuclein) cytoplasmic inclusions, called Lewy bodies, throughout the brain that results in progressive decline in mental abilities.

Synonyms: Dementia with Lewy bodies, Diffuse Lewy body disease, Diffuse Lewy body disease (disorder), Lewy body disease, Senile dementia of the Lewy body type, Senile dementia of the Lewy body type (disorder),

Xenbase Genes : sncb, snca, gba1

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0007488 - Lewy body dementia


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): dementia (is_a), synucleinopathy (is_a)