Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

NEFH

neurofilament heavy chain

translation score 0.27, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.17 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
2 Parkinson's trials, 1 stopped0.60
literature
PubMed
7 Parkinson's papers of 1900.73
pathways
Reactome
Reactome did not answer (Reactome: HTTP 521)0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2119

Sealed predictions

  1. NEFH in dopamine neurons, braak+0.27 (p 0.489) → +0.37 (p 0.334)receipt 2127

Swarm cases

receipt 2127: NEFH in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.24 (p 0.337, n 18), 95% CI -0.26 to +0.64. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.25 (p 0.319, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.23 (p 0.365, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.16 to +0.44, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.24 (p 0.337, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NEFH in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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