Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

TKTL1

transketolase like 1

translation score 0.32, read 2026-10-25; 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
group enriched outside the brain (differentiating spermatogonia)0.10
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
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 9554

Sealed predictions

  1. TKTL1 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.16 (p 0.672) → +0.03 (p 0.946)receipt 9562

Swarm cases

receipt 9562: TKTL1 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.04 (p 0.874, n 18), 95% CI -0.50 to +0.43. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.07 (p 0.774, 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 0.787, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.15 to +0.06, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors -0.04 (p 0.874, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TKTL1 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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