Aggregated and misfolded α-synuclein is the main component of Lewy bodies occurring in the substantia nigra pars compacta, which are a hallmark feature of PD, and is associated with dementia with Lewy bodies, diffuse Lewy body disease, and glial cytoplasmic inclusions in multiple system atrophy collectively known as the synucleinopathies (6). The gene discussed is SNCA; the disease is Lewy body dementia.