Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CCL18

C-C motif chemokine ligand 18

translation score 0.33, read 2026-10-25; 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 (early spermatids)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.36
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
2 Parkinson's papers of 9080.85
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 9211

Sealed predictions

  1. CCL18 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.24 (p 0.534) → -0.36 (p 0.336)receipt 9218

Swarm cases

receipt 9218: CCL18 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18), 95% CI -0.38 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.01 (p 0.969, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.00 to +0.24, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CCL18 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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