Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

BRAF

B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase

translation score 0.50, read 2026-10-23; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.02 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: belvarafenib, plixorafenib, sorafenib +151.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
3 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
7 Parkinson's papers of 27,8170.73
pathways
Reactome
16 pathways; mostly growth signalling0.60

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 7465

Sealed predictions

  1. BRAF in dopamine neurons, braak+0.27 (p 0.489) → +0.00 (p 1.000)receipt 7471

Swarm cases

receipt 7471: BRAF in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.30 (p 0.221, n 18), 95% CI -0.19 to +0.67. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.25 (p 0.310, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.22 to +0.47, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.30 (p 0.221, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for BRAF in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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