Psychiatry Research
Volume 169, Issue 2 , Pages 113-117 , 30 September 2009

Haplotype analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA) gene and antidepressant treatment response in major depressive disorder

  • Shih-Jen Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, 11217, Taipei, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 2875 7027x267; fax: +886 2 2872 5643.
    • ,
  • Chen-Jee Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ying-Jay Liou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Yuli Veterans Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tai-Jui Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, E-DA Hospital and I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mao-Liang Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Yuli Veterans Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sheue-Jane Hou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychiatry, Cheng-Hsin Rehabilitation and Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Feng-Chang Yen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychiatry, Cheng-Hsin Rehabilitation and Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Younger W.-Y. Yu

      Affiliations

    • Yu's Psychiatric Clinic, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 28 January 2008 ,Revised 15 May 2008 ,Accepted 12 June 2008.

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PII: S0165-1781(08)00195-9

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.06.028

Psychiatry Research
Volume 169, Issue 2 , Pages 113-117 , 30 September 2009

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