NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.165-173, 2000 (SCI-Expanded)
The genetic factors which predispose individuals to dementia in old age have not been fully defined. The epsilon4 allele of the gene encoding apolipoprotein E (Apo E) is the only well replicated genetic risk factor for non-autosomal dominant forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent reports indicate that the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Deletion (D) polymorphism is associated with a high risk for coronary heart disease and may effect longevity/survival into old age. Since there is no study concerning polymorphism of the Apo E and ACE gene and dementia subtypes in Turkish population, we have examined the these polymorphism in patients with dementia and Parkinson's disease,