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. 2008 Aug 27;34(6):1130–1144. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbn114

Table 2.

Significant Associations of Genes Involved in Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Neuronal Processes With Response to Psychotropic Medications

Gene Reported Association OR References
ADRA1A Associated with antipsychotic-induced side effects 0.49–0.7 105
ADRA2A Associated with antipsychotic-induced weight gain 2.5–4.2 106,107
BDNF Associated with antipsychotic response 2.6 110
Associated with orofacial tardive dyskinesia and EPS n/a 112,113
Associated with remission after antidepressant treatment 2.95 111
COMT Associated with working memory improvement and antipsychotic response 3.9 115118
Associated with risk of tardive dyskinesia 0.24–0.63 57,114
CYP1A2 Associated with antipsychotic-induced side effects 1.9 58,63,64
Associated with delay or lack in response to antipsychotic treatment n/a 66,67
CYP2D6 Associated with drug-induced side effects and dose requirements 1.6–4.4 5861,169,170
Associated with antipsychotic-induced weight gain n/a 62
DAT1 Associated with response to ADHD medication 1.7–2.6 159
D2 Associated with antipsychotic response 2.6–6.7 56,7984
Associated with antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia 1.3–2.1 57,69
Associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome 2.3–10.5 171,172
D3 Associated with level of response and improvement in positive symptoms with antipsychotics 1.4-4.7 7274,7678,85
Associated with antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia 1.17–3.15 70,71
D4 Associated with antipsychotic response 2.63 173175
GABA Associated with drug-induced tardive dyskinesia 1.38–2.38 104
GNB 3 Associated with antipsychotic treatment n/a 134
Associated with antipsychotic-induced weight gain n/a 137
GRM3 Associated with negative after treatment n/a 103
GSTM1 Associated with tardive dyskinesia 1.7 68
5-HT1A Improvement in negative symptoms n/a 68
5-HT2A Response to antipsychotic treatment 1.6–5.7 8688
Response to antidepressant treatment n/a 89,90
Associated with antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia 1.5–5.3 92
5-HT2C Associated with antipsychotic response 6.4 73,101,176
Associated with antipsychotic-induced weight gain n/a 95,96
Associated with antipsychotic-induced EPS and tardive dyskinesia 2.1–3.2 176,178
5-HT6 Associated with clozapine and risperidone response n/a 49,179
5-HTT Associated with antidepressant response 0.53 97,98
Associated with antidepressant side-effects 0.67 99
Associated with antipsychotic response 2.61 100,101
Leptin Associated with antipsychotic induced weight gain 3.68 96,128
MDR1 Associated with antipsychotic treatment n/a 119,121,123
Associated with response to antidepressant medications 7 120,122
MnSOD Associated with drug-induced tardive dyskinesia 0.37–0.49 57
NET Associated with antidepressant response 2.10 138
NOS3 Associated with tardive dyskinesia 0.65 129
NQ01 Associated with tardive dyskinesia 2.2 130,131
NRG1 Associated with antipsychotic response 3.2 132
RGS2 Associated with antipsychotic-induced side-effects 3.44 125,126
RGS4 Association with antipsychotic response n/a 124,127
SNAP25 Associated with weight gain n/a 133,135
TNF-α Associated with antipsychotic response n/a 139
Associated with risk of agranulocytosis n/a

Note: *OR = odds ratio (average range of odds ratios); BDNF = brain-derived neurotrophic factor; EPS = extrapyramidal side effects; COMT = catechol-O-methyltransferase; n/a = odds ratios values not available; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor alpha. ORs are given when mentioned in the original article of when the reported data allow for their calculation.