Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

METTL13

methyltransferase 13, eEF1A N-terminus and K55

translation score 0.45, read 2026-10-22; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.06 (overall 0.03)0.06
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
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
no papers tie it to Parkinson's yet1.00
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 6391

Sealed predictions

  1. METTL13 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.06 (p 0.888) → +0.02 (p 0.965)receipt 6398

Swarm cases

receipt 6398: METTL13 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.09 (p 0.722, n 18), 95% CI -0.53 to +0.39. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.04 (p 0.867, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.18 (p 0.487, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.23 to +0.02, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors -0.09 (p 0.722, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for METTL13 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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