Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

SOD2

superoxide dismutase 2

translation score 0.44, 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
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
4 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
121 Parkinson's papers of 6,3070.37
pathways
Reactome
6 pathways; mostly mitochondrial quality control1.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2928

Sealed predictions

  1. SOD2 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.35 (p 0.360) → -0.19 (p 0.631)receipt 2933

Swarm cases

receipt 2933: SOD2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18), 95% CI -0.28 to +0.62. 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: +0.23 (p 0.369, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.09 to +0.34, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SOD2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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