Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

PTS

6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase

translation score 0.34, read 2026-10-19; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.08 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.40
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
7 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
60 Parkinson's papers of 17,3540.46
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 3564

Sealed predictions

  1. PTS in dopamine neurons, braak+0.08 (p 0.834) → +0.30 (p 0.430)receipt 3570

Swarm cases

receipt 3570: PTS in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.18 (p 0.471, n 18), 95% CI -0.31 to +0.60. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.21 (p 0.408, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.07 to +0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.18 (p 0.471, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PTS in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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