FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term Lewy body dementia ID (Ontology) DOID:12217 (Human Disease)
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 that has_material_basis_in accumulation of alpha-synuclein, SCNA, (protein). The causal mutation might be in SCNA or SCNB or some other gene(s) but the end result is always accumulation of SCNA in Lewy bodies.
Also Known As "Dementia with Lewy bodies" ; "Diffuse Lewy body disease" ; "Lewy body disease" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Alleles (FBal)  HUMAN_DISEASE_INTERACTIONS       7
Human Disease Models (FBhh)  DOID       2
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 Lewy body dementia       7      5      2
 ameliorates | Lewy body dementia       1       --       --
 exacerbates | Lewy body dementia       1       --       --
 for disease ribbon | Lewy body dementia       --       2       --
 model of | Lewy body dementia       5      2       --
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       |__Lewy body dementia  14 rec.
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  • "Dementia with Lewy bodies" EXACT
    "Diffuse Lewy body disease" EXACT
    "Lewy body disease" EXACT
    "Senile dementia of the Lewy body type" EXACT
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GARD:3243
ICD10CM:G31.83
ICD9CM:331.82
MESH:D020961
MIM:127750
NCI:C84826
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:192808003
UMLS_CUI:C0752347