Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

MS4A4E

membrane spanning 4-domains A4E

translation score 0.34, read 2026-10-27; 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
group enriched outside the brain (monocyte progenitors)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.36
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
1 Parkinson's papers of 330.91
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 11743

Sealed predictions

  1. MS4A4E in dopamine neurons, braak-0.30 (p 0.436) → -0.05 (p 0.893)receipt 11751

Swarm cases

receipt 11751: MS4A4E in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.17 (p 0.504, n 18), 95% CI -0.59 to +0.32. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.08 (p 0.748, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.04 (p 0.874, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.27 to -0.06, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.17 (p 0.504, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MS4A4E in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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