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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion-deletion polymorphism is a risk marker for Alzheimer’s disease in a Chinese population: a meta-analysis of case–control studies

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It has long been known that the polymorphisms of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) are associated to increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in Chinese population. However, consistent results were not obtained among studies. This study is aimed to clarify the association between ACE insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism (rs1799752) and AD. Literatures were searched from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang and VIP databases without language restrictions. Eleven separate studies were suitable for the inclusion criterion. The selected studies contained 2,763 Chinese participants, including 1,383 in AD group and 1,380 controls. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) were calculated to assess the association between ACE I/D polymorphism and AD. Our case–control data indicated that ACE insertion is a risk allele in all genetic models: additive model (I vs. D: OR = 1.32, 95 % CI 1.07–1.62, P = 0.008), dominant model (II + ID vs. DD: OR = 1.61, 95 % CI 1.08–2.41, P = 0.02) and recessive model (II vs. ID + DD: OR = 1.39, 95 % CI 1.07–1.81, P = 0.01). Heterogeneity between studies was significant (P < 0.10) but not in stratification defined by the selection of controls (P > 0.10). After stratification according to the selection of controls, the carrier of ACE I allele remained a high risk for AD in population-based samples subgroup (I vs. D: P = 0.008, OR = 1.32, 95 % CI 1.07–1.61, P heterogeneity = 0.47, I 2 = 0 %). Our study provided solid evidence suggesting that ACE gene I/D polymorphism is a genetic risk factor for AD in Chinese population.

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Yuan, Y., Piao, Jh., Ma, K. et al. Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion-deletion polymorphism is a risk marker for Alzheimer’s disease in a Chinese population: a meta-analysis of case–control studies. J Neural Transm 122, 1105–1113 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-015-1368-6

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