title: Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met Polymorphism and Clinical Response to Antipsychotic Treatment in Schizophrenia and Schizo-Affective Disorder Patients: a Meta-Analysis.
abstract: The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) enzyme plays a crucial role in dopamine degradation, and the COMT Val158Met polymorphism (rs4680) is associated with significant differences in enzymatic activity and consequently dopamine concentrations in the prefrontal cortex. Multiple studies have analyzed the COMT Val158Met variant in relation to antipsychotic response. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis examining the relationship between COMT Val158Met and antipsychotic response.
  
  
  
  Searches using PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycInfo databases (03/01/2015) yielded 23 studies investigating COMT Val158Met variation and antipsychotic response in schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorder. Responders/nonresponders were defined using each study's original criteria. If no binary response definition was used, authors were asked to define response according to at least 30% Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale score reduction (or equivalent in other scales). Analysis was conducted under a fixed-effects model.
  
  
  
  Ten studies met inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis. Five additional antipsychotic-treated samples were analyzed for Val158Met and response and included in the meta-analysis (ntotal=1416). Met/Met individuals were significantly more likely to respond than Val-carriers (P=.039, ORMet/Met=1.37, 95% CI: 1.02-1.85). Met/Met patients also experienced significantly greater improvement in positive symptoms relative to Val-carriers (P=.030, SMD=0.24, 95% CI: 0.024-0.46). Posthoc analyses on patients treated with atypical antipsychotics (n=1207) showed that Met/Met patients were significantly more likely to respond relative to Val-carriers (P=.0098, ORMet/Met=1.54, 95% CI: 1.11-2.14), while no difference was observed for typical-antipsychotic-treated patients (n=155) (P=.65).
  
  
  
  Our findings suggest that the COMT Val158Met polymorphism is associated with response to antipsychotics in schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorder patients. This effect may be more pronounced for atypical antipsychotics.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Clement C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Zai
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lisoway
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maciukiewicz
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Felsky
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Molero
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ortuno
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porcelli
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samochowiec
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mierzejewski
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Shugui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Benedicto
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crespo-Facorro
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pelayo-Terán
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Harpreet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Ritushree
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kukreti
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Herbert Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Steven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Potkin
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin).
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (Mr Huang, Dr Zai, Ms Lisoway, Dr Maciukiewicz, Mr Felsky, Dr Tiwari, Dr Müller, and Dr Kennedy); Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Dr Bishop); Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan (Dr Ikeda); Departamento de Psiquiatria, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (Drs Molero and Ortuno); Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Dr Porcelli); Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland (Dr Samochowiec); Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland (Dr Mierzejewski); Department of Psychiatry, Ningbo Kangning Hospital, Ningbo, China (Dr Gao); Department of Psychiatry, CIBERSAM, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla- IDIVAL, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Dr Pelayo-Terán); Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India (Drs Kaur and Kukreti); Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Dr Meltzer); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Lieberman); Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (Dr Potkin). jim.kennedy@camh.ca.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D000071185:Pharmacogenomic Testing; D000071184:Pharmacogenomic Variants; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D012074:Remission Induction; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; C588010:COMT protein, human; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase
keywords: COMT; Val158Met; antipsychotics; clinical response; schizophrenia