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AI-guided CRISPR uncovers oxytocin receptor as unexpected psoriasis drug target

Written by David Miller

Biohub researchers have performed what they believe is the first genome-wide CRISPR study of primary human adult skin cells, then used an AI model to mine the results for overlooked drug targets for psoriasis. They found an unlikely candidate: the receptor for oxytocin, a hormone involved in childbirth and sometimes called the "love hormone" for its additional role in social…

Source: Medical Xpress

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