Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

DLL4

delta like canonical Notch ligand 4

translation score 0.52, read 2026-10-30; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.00 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: enoticumab, demcizumab0.81
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
1 Parkinson's papers of 1,3750.91
pathways
Reactome
10 pathways; mostly growth signalling0.60

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 15201

Sealed predictions

  1. DLL4 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.55 (p 0.123) → -0.21 (p 0.591)receipt 15208

Swarm cases

receipt 15208: DLL4 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.40 (p 0.097, n 18), 95% CI -0.73 to +0.08. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.38 (p 0.123, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.56 (p 0.015, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.54 to -0.32, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.40 (p 0.097, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DLL4 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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