Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

TLK2

tousled like kinase 2

translation score 0.43, read 2026-10-22; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.05 (overall 0.03)0.05
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
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
1 Parkinson's papers of 750.91
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 6644

Sealed predictions

  1. TLK2 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.11 (p 0.787) → +0.48 (p 0.186)receipt 6653

Swarm cases

receipt 6653: TLK2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.22 (p 0.384, n 18), 95% CI -0.28 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.23 (p 0.369, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.28 (p 0.261, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.11 to +0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.22 (p 0.384, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TLK2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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