Dementia, Lewy Body; Dlb

Description

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by dementia and parkinsonism, often with fluctuating cognitive function, visual hallucinations, falls, syncopal episodes, and sensitivity to neuroleptic medication. Pathologically, Lewy bodies are present in a pattern more widespread than usually observed in Parkinson disease (see PD; {168600}). Alzheimer disease (AD )-associated pathology and spongiform changes may also be seen (McKeith et al., 1996; Mizutani, 2000; McKeith et al., 2005).

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Dementia, Lewy Body; Dlb

  • Cognitive impairment
  • Dysarthria
  • Depressivity
  • Pneumonia
  • Dementia
  • Rigidity
  • Mental deterioration
  • Abnormal pyramidal sign
  • Ophthalmoplegia
  • Confusion

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Incidence and onset information

— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Dementia, Lewy Body; Dlb Is also known as lewy body dementia, diffuse lewy body disease.

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Dementia, Lewy Body; Dlb Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
MitoMet®Plus aCGH Analysis.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

RGS9, RHO, GRK1, RLBP1, RNASEL, BCS1L, RP1, RP2, RP9, RPE65, RPGR, RPL35A, MRPL3, RPS14, RS1, SAG, SARDH, SCO2, SCP2, SDHB , (...)

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Specificity
1 %
Genes
34 %
Dementia with Lewy body (sequence analysis of SNCB gene).

By CGC Genetics (Portugal).

SNCB
Specificity
100 %
Genes
34 %
Parkinson disease (NGS panel for 33 genes).

By CGC Genetics (Portugal).

SLC6A3, SNCA, SNCAIP, SNCB, SYNJ1, TAF1, TH, GIGYF2, UCHL1, VPS35, FBXO7, HTRA2, PINK1, DNAJC6, PARK7, ATP6AP2, LRRK2, CSF1R, ADH1C, DCTN1 , (...)

View the complete list with 12 more genes
Specificity
10 %
Genes
100 %
Alzheimer disease (NGS panel for 8 genes).

By CGC Genetics (Portugal).

SNCA, SNCB, SORL1, APOE, APP, PRNP, PSEN1, PSEN2
Specificity
25 %
Genes
67 %
Hereditary dementias (NGS panel for 28 genes).

By CGC Genetics (Portugal).

SNCA, SNCB, SORL1, TARDBP, TIMM8A, TUBA4A, TYROBP, UBQLN2, VCP, CHCHD10, TREM2, TRPM7, CSF1R, CHMP2B, DNMT1, ATP13A2, FUS, GRN, HNRNPA1, HNRNPA2B1 , (...)

View the complete list with 8 more genes
Specificity
8 %
Genes
67 %
Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonism Sequencing Panel with CNV Detection.

By PreventionGenetics PreventionGenetics (United States).

SLC20A2, SLC6A3, SNCA, SNCB, SPG11, SPR, SYNJ1, TAF1, TARDBP, TWNK, TH, GIGYF2, UCHL1, XPR1, VPS35, FBXO7, HTRA2, PINK1, DNAJC6, CHCHD10 , (...)

View the complete list with 48 more genes
Specificity
5 %
Genes
100 %
AllNeuro panel.

By Centogene AG - the Rare Disease Company (Germany).

BCS1L, ROR2, RPL10, BDNF, RPS6KA3, RTN2, RYR1, SACS, BIN1, SBF1, SCN10A, SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN4A, SCN5A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SCO1 , (...)

View the complete list with 1177 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
Parkinsons disease panel.

By Centogene AG - the Rare Disease Company (Germany).

SLC6A3, SNCA, SNCB, SPR, SYNJ1, TAF1, TH, GIGYF2, UCHL1, VPS35, FBXO7, HTRA2, PINK1, DNAJC6, TMEM230, PARK7, ATP6AP2, LRRK2, SLC30A10, DCTN1 , (...)

View the complete list with 10 more genes
Specificity
10 %
Genes
100 %

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