Five novel loci associated with antipsychotic treatment response in patients with schizophrenia: a genome-wide association study

Background Antipsychotic drugs improve schizophrenia symptoms and reduce the frequency of relapse, but treatment response is highly variable. Little is known about the genetic factors associated with treatment response. We did a genome-wide association study of antipsychotic treatment response in patients with schizophrenia. Methods The discovery cohort comprised patients with schizophrenia from 32 psychiatric hospitals in China that are part of...