Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

PTHLH

parathyroid hormone like hormone

translation score 0.49, read 2026-10-27; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.01 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: cal0.81
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
14 Parkinson's trials, 1 stopped0.94
literature
PubMed
no papers tie it to Parkinson's yet1.00
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 11979

Sealed predictions

  1. PTHLH in dopamine neurons, braak+0.74 (p 0.023) → -0.15 (p 0.702)receipt 11986

Swarm cases

receipt 11986: PTHLH in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.22 (p 0.379, n 18), 95% CI -0.27 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.34 (p 0.173, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.10 to +0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.22 (p 0.379, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PTHLH in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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