In this study we aimed to evaluate whether vascular risk factors, cognitive functions and cerebral vascular burden in late onset depression (depression occuring for the first time in later life) and early onset depression ...

Introduction: Studies on the genetic etiology of alcohol addiction and subtypes of addiction syndrome have been focusing on the neurotransmitter systems such as dopamine, serotonin, GABA and glutamate. Furthermore, genes ...

Marker chromosomes are defined as ?structurally abnormal chromosomes which cannot be identified unambiguously by conventional cytogenetics alone, and are equal in size to or smaller than a chromosome 20 of the same metaphase ...

Behcet’s disease (BD) is a vasculitis with a wide distribution, involving muscle, skeletal, neurologic and gastrointestinal systems. The etiopathogenesis of BD is not fully understood. In addition to genetic component, ...

Çetinkaya A. Transcriptome study in primary fibroblast cultures in craniosynostosis. Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Genetics Specialty Thesis, Ankara 2014. Cranial sutures are unossified connective ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) plays a role in decreased survival rate of schizophrenia patients when compared to the general population. The prevalance of MetS in schizophrenia patients increases in Turkey and the world. High ...

The purpose of this study at first stage is to determine the normal R2/T2 for thyroid and pituitary gland, and R2*/T2* values for pancreas, and then at the second stage to evaluate if there is any difference between tl ...

Hepatic perfusion CT enabling qualitative and quantitative assessment of the regional and global tumoral perfusion, have been used increasingly in recent years. However quite variability of the parameter measurements ...

Frontonasal dysplasia type 3 (FND3, MIM 613456) is an autosomal recessive severe facial malformation characterized by biletaral extreme microphthalmia, bilateral oblique facial cleft, complete cleft palate, hypertelorism, ...

Schizophrenia is a disabling disorder which impairs social, occupational and individual functioning. Current drug treatments for schizophrenia are only partially effective and combination/augmentation strategies are commonly ...