Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

NEK1

NIMA related kinase 1

translation score 0.50, read 2026-10-17; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.14 (overall 0.35)0.14
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
7 Parkinson's papers of 2210.73
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly energy0.60

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 0898

Sealed predictions

  1. NEK1 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.70 (p 0.034) → +0.11 (p 0.778)receipt 0904

Swarm cases

receipt 0904: NEK1 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.26 (p 0.306, n 18), 95% CI -0.24 to +0.65. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.32 (p 0.201, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.48 (p 0.045, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.16 to +0.40, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.26 (p 0.306, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NEK1 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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