Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

BEND2

BEN domain containing 2

translation score 0.30, read 2026-10-26; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.01 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
group enriched outside the brain (platelets)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
1 Parkinson's papers of 690.91
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 10948

Sealed predictions

  1. BEND2 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.42 (p 0.258) → +0.35 (p 0.361)receipt 10955

Swarm cases

receipt 10955: BEND2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.37 (p 0.135, n 18), 95% CI -0.12 to +0.71. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.58 (p 0.011, n 18). holds up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.54 (p 0.022, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.27 to +0.45, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.37 (p 0.135, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for BEND2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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