Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

HLF

HLF transcription factor, PAR bZIP family member

translation score 0.33, read 2026-10-21; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.05 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
3 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
2 Parkinson's papers of 1,2860.85
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 5353

Sealed predictions

  1. HLF in dopamine neurons, braak-0.60 (p 0.090) → +0.32 (p 0.407)receipt 5360

Swarm cases

receipt 5360: HLF in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.22 (p 0.374, n 18), 95% CI -0.62 to +0.27. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.26 (p 0.298, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.30 (p 0.232, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.36 to -0.12, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HLF in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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