Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ALB

albumin

translation score 0.41, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.11 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enriched outside the brain (hepatocytes)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
176 Parkinson's trials, 4 stopped0.94
literature
PubMed
28 Parkinson's papers of 9,8440.56
pathways
Reactome
12 pathways; mostly protein handling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2491

Sealed predictions

  1. ALB in dopamine neurons, braak+0.61 (p 0.078) → +0.25 (p 0.524)receipt 2498

Swarm cases

receipt 2498: ALB in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.47 (p 0.047, n 18), 95% CI +0.01 to +0.77. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.42 (p 0.084, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.47 (p 0.051, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.40 to +0.56, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.47 (p 0.047, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ALB in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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