Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CASP3

caspase 3

translation score 0.47, read 2026-10-20; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.07 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: emricasan0.90
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
64 Parkinson's papers of 3,9330.45
pathways
Reactome
17 pathways; mostly protein handling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 4085

Sealed predictions

  1. CASP3 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.64 (p 0.063) → -0.15 (p 0.705)receipt 4093

Swarm cases

receipt 4093: CASP3 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.14 (p 0.567, n 18), 95% CI -0.35 to +0.57. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.15 (p 0.561, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.15 (p 0.561, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.02 to +0.28, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.14 (p 0.567, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CASP3 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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