Expression Levels of an Alpha-Synuclein Transcript in Blood May Distinguish between Early Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease

In conclusion, SNCA transcripts showed a disease-specific increase in the brain and were diminished in blood of LBD patients. SNCAtv3 expression was decreased in early DLB and increased in early PD and could be a biomarker for early DLB diagnosis. CLICK TO REVIEW