Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

TANK

TRAF family member associated NFKB activator

translation score 0.36, read 2026-10-28; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.00 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.24
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
2 Parkinson's trials, 1 stopped0.60
literature
PubMed
62 Parkinson's papers of 20,6780.46
pathways
Reactome
5 pathways; mostly immune signalling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 12940

Sealed predictions

  1. TANK in dopamine neurons, braak+0.26 (p 0.493) → +0.53 (p 0.145)receipt 12947

Swarm cases

receipt 12947: TANK in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.40 (p 0.097, n 18), 95% CI -0.08 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.42 (p 0.080, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.35 (p 0.150, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.32 to +0.52, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.097, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TANK in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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