The Association of Biochemical and Genetic Biomarkers in VEGF Pathway with Depression

• Main Authors: Fernanda Daniela Dornelas Nunes (Author), Letícia Perticarrara Ferezin (Author), Sherliane Carla Pereira (Author), Fernanda Viana Figaro-Drumond (Author), Lucas Cézar Pinheiro (Author), Itiana Castro Menezes (Author), Cristiane von Werne Baes (Author), Fernanda Borchers Coeli-Lacchini (Author), José Eduardo Tanus-Santos (Author), Mário Francisco Juruena (Author), Riccardo Lacchini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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VEGF is an important neurotrophic and vascular factor involved in mental disorders. The objective of this study was to verify the effect of genetic polymorphisms in the VEGF pathway on the risk for depression, symptom intensity, and suicide attempts. To examine the association between the VEGF pathw...