Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

TPO

thyroid peroxidase

translation score 0.43, read 2026-10-23; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.02 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enriched outside the brain (oocytes)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: methimazole, propylthiouracil, carbimazole1.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
1 Parkinson's trial, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
4 Parkinson's papers of 7,6550.79
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 7991

Sealed predictions

  1. TPO in dopamine neurons, braak-0.16 (p 0.672) → -0.63 (p 0.068)receipt 7997

Swarm cases

receipt 7997: TPO in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.38 (p 0.125, n 18), 95% CI -0.72 to +0.11. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.40 (p 0.103, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.54 (p 0.021, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.52 to -0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.38 (p 0.125, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TPO in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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