Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

TSPO

translocator protein

translation score 0.39, read 2026-10-17; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.38 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: emapunil, alpidem, ono-29521.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
8 Parkinson's trials, 1 stopped0.90
literature
PubMed
92 Parkinson's papers of 2,3660.40
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 0675

Sealed predictions

  1. TSPO in dopamine neurons, braak-0.56 (p 0.114) → -0.09 (p 0.820)receipt 0681

Swarm cases

receipt 0681: TSPO in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.30 (p 0.228, n 18), 95% CI -0.67 to +0.20. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.27 (p 0.273, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.35 (p 0.150, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.43 to -0.19, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.30 (p 0.228, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TSPO in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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