Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

HNF4A

hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha

translation score 0.41, read 2026-10-22; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.04 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced outside the brain (colonocytes)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: alverine1.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
9 Parkinson's papers of 1,3300.70
pathways
Reactome
3 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 6037

Sealed predictions

  1. HNF4A in dopamine neurons, braak+0.28 (p 0.470) → -0.78 (p 0.012)receipt 6043

Swarm cases

receipt 6043: HNF4A in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.24 (p 0.346, n 18), 95% CI -0.63 to +0.26. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.25 (p 0.315, 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 -0.38 to -0.14, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.24 (p 0.346, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HNF4A in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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