Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CLOCK

clock circadian regulator

translation score 0.27, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.12 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
63 Parkinson's trials, 5 stopped0.92
literature
PubMed
442 Parkinson's papers of 45,3770.20
pathways
Reactome
9 pathways; mostly growth signalling0.60

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2334

Sealed predictions

  1. CLOCK in dopamine neurons, braak-0.20 (p 0.597) → +0.42 (p 0.266)receipt 2341

Swarm cases

receipt 2341: CLOCK in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.05 (p 0.834, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.08 (p 0.741, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.07 (p 0.794, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.06 to +0.19, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors +0.05 (p 0.834, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CLOCK in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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