Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

HTT

huntingtin

translation score 0.31, read 2026-10-19; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.10 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket: tominersen0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
7 Parkinson's trials, 2 stopped0.77
literature
PubMed
164 Parkinson's papers of 5,0390.33
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2712

Sealed predictions

  1. HTT in dopamine neurons, braak-0.28 (p 0.470) → -0.51 (p 0.163)receipt 2720

Swarm cases

receipt 2720: HTT in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.36 (p 0.148, n 18), 95% CI -0.71 to +0.13. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.40 (p 0.103, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.63 (p 0.0047, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.47 to -0.27, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.36 (p 0.148, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HTT in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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