Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

PYCARD

PYD and CARD domain containing

translation score 0.48, read 2026-10-22; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.03 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.45
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
1 Parkinson's trial, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
5 Parkinson's papers of 3540.76
pathways
Reactome
6 pathways; mostly immune signalling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 6652

Sealed predictions

  1. PYCARD in dopamine neurons, braak-0.08 (p 0.838) → -0.62 (p 0.078)receipt 6658

Swarm cases

receipt 6658: PYCARD in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.27 (p 0.277, n 18), 95% CI -0.65 to +0.22. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.27 (p 0.273, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.19 (p 0.439, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.36 to -0.19, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.27 (p 0.277, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PYCARD in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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