Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CELF2

CUGBP Elav-like family member 2

translation score 0.42, read 2026-10-23; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.03 (overall 0.02)0.03
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced, including brain excitatory neurons; strongest in neutrophils0.75
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
no papers tie it to Parkinson's yet1.00
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 7667

Sealed predictions

  1. CELF2 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.43 (p 0.244) → -0.41 (p 0.277)receipt 7673

Swarm cases

receipt 7673: CELF2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.04 (p 0.867, n 18), 95% CI -0.50 to +0.43. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.04 (p 0.867, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.18 to +0.08, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors -0.04 (p 0.867, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CELF2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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