Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

TBCE

tubulin folding cofactor E

translation score 0.53, read 2026-10-26; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.01 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced, including brain excitatory neurons; strongest in retinal ganglion cells0.75
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
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 protein handling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 10594

Sealed predictions

  1. TBCE in dopamine neurons, braak-0.04 (p 0.924) → -0.36 (p 0.341)receipt 10600

Swarm cases

receipt 10600: TBCE in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.23 (p 0.351, n 18), 95% CI -0.63 to +0.26. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.24 (p 0.337, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.24 (p 0.328, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.32 to -0.14, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.23 (p 0.351, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TBCE in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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