HTR1B and major depressive disorder: Studies of anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders in addition to depression have also shown that other genetic variants in genes encoding both enzymes involved in serotonin biosynthesis (tryptophan hydroxylase, TPH2) and serotonin receptors (5-hydroxytryptamine-receptor, HTR1B) also have an impact on clinical outcomes in children and adolescents [57].