Table 3

Relevant pharmacogenetic association studies that focused on TPH1 and TPH2

StudyGeneDrugResultsQuality (0–31)Sample size
Tsai et al.115TPH2Fluoxetine, citalopramrs2171363 heterozygote ↑ response20508
Illi et al.116TPH1Fluoxetine, paroxetine,No association for rs1800532 (TPH1) and rs1386494 (TPH2)1386
TPH2citalopram
Peters et al.117TPH1Fluoxetine, citalopramNo association with citalopram response172049
TPH2
Tzvetkov et al.118TPH2Various antidepressantsrs10897346 and rs1487278 ↑ response13253
Kato et al.84TPH1Paroxetine, fluvoxamineNo association with treatment response and side effects22100
Hong et al.83TPH1FluoxetineNo association15224
Ham et al.78TPH1Citalopramrs1800532 A allele ↓ remission18105
Ham et al.82TPH1VariousNo association1893
Serretti et al.119TPH1VariousNo association22185
Serretti et al.120TPH1Fluvoxamine, paroxetineNo association22221
Peters et al.85TPH1Fluoxetine7180T/G, -7065T/C, -5806T/G (TPH1) and rs1843809,1996
TPH2rs1386492, rs1487276 (TPH2) ↑ response
Takahashi et al.121TPH1FluvoxamineNo association with iatrogenic nausea2166
Yoshida et al.81TPH1FluvoxamineNo association1566
Serretti et al.77TPH1Fluvoxaminers1800532 A/A genotype ↓ response22217
Serretti et al.76TPH1Paroxetiners1800532 A/A and A/C genotypes ↓ response23119
  • ↑= positive association; ↓ = negative association.