Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

PGC

progastricsin

translation score 0.22, read 2026-10-30; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.00 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enriched outside the brain (gastric chief cells)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.50
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
1 Parkinson's trial, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
313 Parkinson's papers of 13,0990.24
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 15205

Sealed predictions

  1. PGC in dopamine neurons, braak-0.20 (p 0.597) → -0.55 (p 0.125)receipt 15212

Swarm cases

receipt 15212: PGC in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.39 (p 0.105, n 18), 95% CI -0.73 to +0.09. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.43 (p 0.072, 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 0.046, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.50 to -0.32, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.39 (p 0.105, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PGC in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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