Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, have identified a gene that appears to play a role in shutting off skin inflammation, representing a potential target for managing psoriasis, according to a paper published online ahead of print in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Aug. 24, 2016). The gene the group identified is responsible for the production of a micro-RNA protein named miR-146a. Earlier research from the Karolinska Institutet gr