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| DOID:12217 | Name | Lewy body dementia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Valid | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| Comment | OMIM mapping confirmed by DO. | ||||
| Synonym | Exact | Dementia with Lewy bodies | |||
| Diffuse Lewy body disease | |||||
| Lewy body disease | |||||
| Senile dementia of the Lewy body type | |||||
| Parent | Is_a | DOID:1307 | |||
| DB_info | Database | OMIM | disease | 127750 | |
| Attribute_of | Gene_by_orthology (24) |
