Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

PAM

peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase

translation score 0.30, read 2026-10-24; 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
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
16 Parkinson's trials, 2 stopped0.90
literature
PubMed
103 Parkinson's papers of 12,9930.39
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 8570

Sealed predictions

  1. PAM in dopamine neurons, braak-0.24 (p 0.529) → +0.45 (p 0.230)receipt 8579

Swarm cases

receipt 8579: PAM in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.08 (p 0.748, n 18), 95% CI -0.40 to +0.53. 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: +0.08 (p 0.741, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.03 to +0.23, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.08 (p 0.748, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PAM in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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