title: Associations between avoidant focused coping strategies and polymorphisms in genes coding for brain-derived neurotrophic factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in suicide attempters: a preliminary study.
abstract: In this study we investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the genes coding for BDNF (Val66Met) and VEGF (C2578A) may be associated with maladaptive strategies among suicide attempt patients. We found that BDNF Val66Met gene polymorphism probably affect avoidant coping strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Psychiatry, Lund University, Baravägen 1, SE-222 40 Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: livia.ambrus@med.lu.se.
authors.forename: Livia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ambrus
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Psychiatry, Lund University, Baravägen 1, SE-222 40 Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: lil.traskman_bendz@med.lu.se.
authors.forename: Lil
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Träskman-Bendz
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Psychiatry, Lund University, Baravägen 1, SE-222 40 Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: asa.westrin@med.lu.se.
authors.forename: Åsa
authors.initials: Å
authors.lastname: Westrin
authors.affiliation: Faculty for Health and Society/Care Sciences, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden. Electronic address: charlotta.sunnqvist@mah.se.
authors.forename: Charlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sunnqvist
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: agneta.ekman@pharm.gu.se.
authors.forename: Agneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: petra.suchankova@pharm.gu.se.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suchankova
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000483:Alleles; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008715:Methionine / Q000235:genetics; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D013548:Sweden; D014633:Valine / Q000235:genetics; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; C579455:BDNF protein, human; D008715:Methionine; D014633:Valine
keywords: Avoidant focused coping strategies; BDNF Val66Met; VEGF C2578A