Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

TLR8

toll like receptor 8

translation score 0.51, 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
cell type enriched outside the brain (neutrophils)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: afimetoran, motolimod, resiquimod +40.90
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
5 Parkinson's papers of 1,7340.76
pathways
Reactome
3 pathways; mostly vesicle traffic1.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 9446

Sealed predictions

  1. TLR8 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.44 (p 0.232) → -0.13 (p 0.732)receipt 9454

Swarm cases

receipt 9454: TLR8 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.25 (p 0.319, n 18), 95% CI -0.25 to +0.64. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.31 (p 0.204, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.30 (p 0.221, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.14 to +0.35, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.25 (p 0.319, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TLR8 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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