Synucleinopathies [synukleinopatie]

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Terms

alfa-synukleinopatie
α-synukleinopatie

 

a-Synucleinopathies
alpha Synuclein Pathology
alpha-Synucleinopathies

Definition

Neurodegenerative disorders involving deposition of abnormal ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN in dopaminergic neurons and glial cells in the brain. Pathological aggregations of alpha-synuclein proteins results in LEWY BODIES and Lewy neurites; melanin granules in the SUBSTANTIA NIGRA and LOCUS COERULEUS; and glial cytoplasmic inclusions. Synucleinopathies are associated with mutation in the ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN (SNCA) gene on chromosome 4. PARKINSON DISEASE; LEWY BODY DISEASE with dementia; and MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY are prominent examples of synucleinopathy.

DUI
D000080874 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000648557
Previous indexing
alpha-Synuclein (1999-2019); Neurodegenerative Diseases (1998-2019)
History note
2020
Public note
2020