Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CCL2

C-C motif chemokine ligand 2

translation score 0.36, read 2026-10-19; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.08 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: carlumab0.81
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
5 Parkinson's trials, 1 stopped0.84
literature
PubMed
PubMed did not answer (PubMed: HTTP 500)0.00
pathways
Reactome
6 pathways; mostly immune signalling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 3410

Sealed predictions

  1. CCL2 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.28 (p 0.472) → -0.18 (p 0.648)receipt 3417

Swarm cases

receipt 3417: CCL2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.04 (p 0.888, n 18), 95% CI -0.49 to +0.44. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.04 (p 0.881, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.02 (p 0.942, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.17 to +0.07, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors -0.04 (p 0.888, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CCL2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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