Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CDX2

caudal type homeobox 2

translation score 0.33, read 2026-10-27; 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
cell type enhanced outside the brain (colonocytes)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
2 Parkinson's papers of 3,8280.85
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 11778

Sealed predictions

  1. CDX2 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.01 (p 0.982) → -0.41 (p 0.277)receipt 11785

Swarm cases

receipt 11785: CDX2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.28 (p 0.265, n 18), 95% CI -0.66 to +0.22. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.21 (p 0.398, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.44 to -0.19, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.28 (p 0.265, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CDX2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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