Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

GSS

glutathione synthetase

translation score 0.40, 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
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
2 Parkinson's trials, 1 stopped0.60
literature
PubMed
33 Parkinson's papers of 3,0190.54
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly iron and oxidative stress0.80

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 11321

Sealed predictions

  1. GSS in dopamine neurons, braak-0.17 (p 0.665) → -0.21 (p 0.588)receipt 11326

Swarm cases

receipt 11326: GSS in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.21 (p 0.413, n 18), 95% CI -0.61 to +0.29. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.19 (p 0.439, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.23 (p 0.360, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.32 to -0.09, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.21 (p 0.413, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for GSS in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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