Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

MTOR

mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase

translation score 0.44, read 2026-10-16; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.49 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: perhexiline, ds-7423, cc-115 +231.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
1 Parkinson's trial, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
688 Parkinson's papers of 63,472: well-trodden0.14
pathways
Reactome
15 pathways; mostly lysosome and autophagy1.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 0254

Sealed predictions

  1. MTOR in dopamine neurons, braak-0.07 (p 0.849) → +0.23 (p 0.554)receipt 0260

Swarm cases

receipt 0260: MTOR in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.16 (p 0.538, n 18), 95% CI -0.34 to +0.58. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.17 (p 0.509, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.16 (p 0.538, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.05 to +0.28, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.16 (p 0.538, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MTOR in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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