Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

SLC6A5

solute carrier family 6 member 5

translation score 0.49, read 2026-10-19; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.09 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced outside the brain (late spermatids)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
2 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
2 Parkinson's papers of 860.85
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly dopamine synapse1.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2900

Sealed predictions

  1. SLC6A5 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.80 (p 0.010) → +0.21 (p 0.586)receipt 2906

Swarm cases

receipt 2906: SLC6A5 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.29 (p 0.239, n 18), 95% CI -0.67 to +0.20. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.28 (p 0.265, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.38 (p 0.118, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.45 to -0.21, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.29 (p 0.239, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SLC6A5 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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