Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ZIC4

Zic family zinc finger 4

translation score 0.41, read 2026-10-19; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.12 (overall 0.09)0.12
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced, including brain excitatory neurons; strongest in bergmann glia0.75
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
4 Parkinson's papers of 1420.79
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 3029

Sealed predictions

  1. ZIC4 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.15 (p 0.699) → +0.17 (p 0.663)receipt 3035

Swarm cases

receipt 3035: ZIC4 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.11 (p 0.652, n 18), 95% CI -0.55 to +0.37. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.10 (p 0.696, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.11 (p 0.671, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.25 to -0.01, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.11 (p 0.652, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ZIC4 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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