SNCA, synuclein alpha, 6622

N. diseases: 449; N. variants: 66
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE The group of neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA) all exhibit inclusions containing amyloid-type α-synuclein (α-syn) aggregates within degenerating brain cells. 31603909 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Many neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by progressive loss of neurons and abnormal protein accumulation, including amyloid (A)β and tau in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy bodies and α-synuclein (α-syn) in Parkinson's disease (PD). 31055236 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, the main pathological hallmark of which is the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) and the formation of filamentous aggregates called Lewy bodies in the brainstem, limbic system, and cortical areas. 31031582 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE The α-synuclein is a major component of amyloid fibrils found in Lewy bodies, the characteristic intracellular proteinaceous deposits which are pathological hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia. 30635607 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE The misfolding and aggregation of α-synuclein (αsyn) in the central nervous system is associated with a group of neurodegenerative disorders referred to as the synucleinopathies. 31064841 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease characterized pathologically by the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and the intracellular accumulation of α-synuclein in the Lewy bodies. 29627340 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Several aggregation-prone proteins such as the amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides, tau proteins, and α-synuclein protein are involved in secondary pathogenic cascades initiated by a TBI and are also major building blocks of the hallmark pathological lesions in chronic human neurodegenerative diseases with dementia. 29933008 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Alpha-synuclein (αSN) is an abundant presynaptic brain protein that its aggregated species believed to play pivotal roles in the development of neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson's disease (PD). 30776494 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Our findings represent a model for aSyn toxicity that has important implications for understanding synucleinopathies and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases. 30977294 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 AlteredExpression group BEFREE We conclude that the effects of α-synuclein expression are substantially modified by the genetic background, illustrating that genetic background needs to be considered in C. elegans models of neurodegenerative disease. 30894116 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE In the past decade, a similar process has been associated with other proteins, such as Aβ, tau, and α-synuclein, which participate in other neurodegenerative diseases. 31123569 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE α-Synuclein is the major component of Lewy bodies and a candidate biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases in which Lewy bodies are common, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. 30125936 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE We measured Aβ40, Aβ42, total tau, phosphorylated-tau, and α-synuclein in CSF and plasma using matched samples from various neurodegenerative diseases to expand our basic knowledge on these biomarkers and their practical applications. 30814356 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Our results suggested the initial step of the process by which α-Syn injures dopaminergic neurons and provides new therapeutic targets for α-Syn associated neurodegenerative disorders. 30776354 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE α-Synuclein (α-syn), a metabolite of neurons, induces glial activation and neuroinflammation and participates in pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. 31098954 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Recently, α-synuclein (α-syn) and its heterocomplexes with amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau have been suggested to be involved in the pathophysiological processes of neurodegenerative diseases. 30826968 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 GeneticVariation group BEFREE The accumulation of intraneuronal inclusions containing misfolded alpha-synuclein (aSyn) within the central nervous system (CNS) is a common feature found in several neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease (PD). 30771169 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE α-Synuclein is strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease as well as in other neurodegenerative diseases. 30711526 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Together, these results suggest that intracellular α-syn levels are regulated by lysosomal exocytosis in human dopaminergic neurons and may represent a potential therapeutic target for PD and other synucleinopathies.<b>SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT</b> Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease linked to the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) in patient neurons. 31097622 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with the degeneration of dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and the presence of intra-neuronal aggregates of α-synuclein and its post-translational products. 30796974 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Alpha-synuclein (AS), a 14 kDa synaptic protein associated with several neurodegenerative diseases, exists natively within erythrocytes (ERC). 31424413 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE As synucleinopathies, Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA) are neurodegenerative diseases that involve the spread of pathogenic alpha-synuclein (αSyn) throughout the brain. 31699323 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE In addition to reviewing the frequency of concomitant deposition of aSyn in the neurodegenerative proteinopathies, we also consider our current understanding of the interaction of aSyn with other neurodegenerative disease-associated proteins, including tau, TDP-43, amyloid-β and prion protein, in the context of neuropathologic studies describing the anatomical sites of potential concomitant pathology. 31508228 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder involving α-synuclein (α-syn) aggregation, oxidative stress, dysregulation of redox metal homeostasis, and neurotoxicity. 31404721 2019
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.400 Biomarker group BEFREE α-Synuclein is a 140-amino acid protein produced predominantly by neurons in the brain which plays a role in the regulation of neurotransmitter release, synaptic function, and plasticity, thus making it the focus in understanding the etiology of a group of neurodegenerative diseases. 29959729 2019