Lewy body in neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type 1 is immunoreactive for α-synuclein

S Arawaka, Y Saito, S Murayama, H Mori - Neurology, 1998 - AAN Enterprises
S Arawaka, Y Saito, S Murayama, H Mori
Neurology, 1998AAN Enterprises
In familial PD, a mutation of the α-synuclein gene has been identified. α-Synuclein also was
revealed in Lewy bodies in idiopathic PD. Lewy bodies in neurodegeneration with brain iron
accumulation type 1 (NBIA 1; Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome) were found to show
immunostaining for α-synuclein/precursor of non-A beta component of Alzheimer's disease
amyloid, indicating that α-synuclein is commonly associated with the formation of Lewy
bodies in other sporadic and familial neurodegenerative diseases apart from PD.
In familial PD, a mutation of the α-synuclein gene has been identified. α-Synuclein also was revealed in Lewy bodies in idiopathic PD. Lewy bodies in neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type 1(NBIA 1; Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome) were found to show immunostaining for α-synuclein/precursor of non-A beta component of Alzheimer's disease amyloid, indicating that α-synuclein is commonly associated with the formation of Lewy bodies in other sporadic and familial neurodegenerative diseases apart from PD.
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