Genomics · Database
Open Targets Platform
A genomics database providing target–disease association evidence, drug mechanisms, and fine-mapped credible sets.
What Open Targets Platform is
The Open Targets Platform is a genomics data resource focused on target–disease evidence. It collates scientific evidence linking biological targets to human diseases, providing researchers with structured associations across these entities.
In addition to target–disease associations, the platform holds information on drugs and their mechanisms of action, alongside fine-mapped credible sets for genomic analysis.
Key facts
- Category
- Genomics
- Primary record type
- Target–disease evidence
- Key contents
- Target–disease association evidence, drugs and mechanisms, fine-mapped credible sets
What you can use it for
- Target–disease evidence evaluation
- Reviewing and assessing documented evidence linking biological targets to specific diseases.
- Drug mechanism investigation
- Examining therapeutic compounds and their corresponding biological mechanisms of action.
- Fine-mapped credible set analysis
- Exploring fine-mapped genomic credible sets to investigate genetic associations with disease.
Query it here
The research agent queries Open Targets Platform directly — no account, no API key — and every answer links back to the record it came from. Ask in plain language and it writes the query.
Strengths and limits
Good at
- Provides central access to target–disease association evidence.
- Combines target–disease links with drug mechanism information and fine-mapped credible sets.
Questions
Can I search Open Targets Platform without writing code?
Yes. The research agent queries Open Targets Platform directly, with no account or API key, and cites the record behind every answer. Ask in plain language — for a gene, a protein, a compound or a study — and it builds the query for you.
Can I reuse data from Open Targets Platform?
CC0 1.0. Evidence is aggregated from sources with their own terms; cite the underlying evidence source for a claim. Terms: https://platform-docs.opentargets.org/licence
What primary records are stored in the Open Targets Platform?
The platform primarily stores target–disease evidence records.
What types of scientific data does the resource hold?
It contains target–disease association evidence, information regarding drugs and their mechanisms, and fine-mapped credible sets.
Which research category does the platform belong to?
The Open Targets Platform is categorised under genomics.
Written from Open Targets Platform's own website and reference material. Statements citing a figure that does not appear there are removed before publication. Licence and running details come from our registry.