Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

EN2

engrailed homeobox 2

translation score 0.36, read 2026-10-20; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.06 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
enriched in the midbrain (17 nTPM), where the nigral dopamine neurons sit0.90
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
15 Parkinson's papers of 5130.64
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 4475

Sealed predictions

  1. EN2 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.03 (p 0.929) → -0.34 (p 0.369)receipt 4480

Swarm cases

receipt 4480: EN2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.23 (p 0.369, n 18), 95% CI -0.63 to +0.27. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.28 (p 0.258, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.37 (p 0.135, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.38 to -0.13, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.23 (p 0.369, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for EN2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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