Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

WNT7A

Wnt family member 7A

translation score 0.48, read 2026-10-21; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.04 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced outside the brain (syncytiotrophoblasts)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
3 Parkinson's papers of 7420.82
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly vesicle traffic1.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 5791

Sealed predictions

  1. WNT7A in dopamine neurons, braak-0.37 (p 0.329) → -0.45 (p 0.224)receipt 5798

Swarm cases

receipt 5798: WNT7A in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.39 (p 0.105, n 18), 95% CI -0.73 to +0.09. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.41 (p 0.095, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.58 (p 0.012, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.56 to -0.32, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.39 (p 0.105, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for WNT7A in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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