Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

NFE2

nuclear factor, erythroid 2

translation score 0.31, read 2026-10-23; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.02 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced outside the brain (platelets)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.24
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
14 Parkinson's papers of 1,0690.64
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 7594

Sealed predictions

  1. NFE2 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.42 (p 0.265) → +0.05 (p 0.907)receipt 7602

Swarm cases

receipt 7602: NFE2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.16 (p 0.521, n 18), 95% CI -0.58 to +0.33. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.15 (p 0.549, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.26 (p 0.302, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.34 to -0.08, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.16 (p 0.521, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NFE2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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