Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CCL4

C-C motif chemokine ligand 4

translation score 0.41, read 2026-10-21; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.05 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced outside the brain (nk-cells)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.45
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
4 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
15 Parkinson's papers of 14,0900.64
pathways
Reactome
3 pathways; mostly immune signalling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 4912

Sealed predictions

  1. CCL4 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.00 (p 1.000) → -0.14 (p 0.722)receipt 4919

Swarm cases

receipt 4919: CCL4 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.07 (p 0.794, n 18), 95% CI -0.52 to +0.41. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.07 (p 0.794, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.05 (p 0.834, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.20 to +0.03, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors -0.07 (p 0.794, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CCL4 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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