Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CPZ

carboxypeptidase Z

translation score 0.28, read 2026-10-26; 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 (ovarian stromal cells)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.45
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
2 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
24 Parkinson's papers of 2,3060.58
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 10962

Sealed predictions

  1. CPZ in dopamine neurons, braak-0.44 (p 0.240) → +0.60 (p 0.089)receipt 10969

Swarm cases

receipt 10969: CPZ in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.07 (p 0.787, n 18), 95% CI -0.52 to +0.41. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.18 (p 0.471, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.17 (p 0.493, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.16 to +0.06, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors -0.07 (p 0.787, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CPZ in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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