Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

RIOK2

RIO kinase 2

translation score 0.41, read 2026-10-16; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.52 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
Human Protein Atlas did not answer (Human Protein Atlas: The operation was aborted due to timeout)0.00
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
no papers tie it to Parkinson's yet1.00
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 0184

Sealed predictions

  1. RIOK2 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.34 (p 0.373) → +0.11 (p 0.785)receipt 0191

Swarm cases

receipt 0191: RIOK2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.10 (p 0.683, n 18), 95% CI -0.54 to +0.38. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.11 (p 0.658, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.07 (p 0.794, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.24 to +0.00, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors -0.10 (p 0.683, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RIOK2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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