Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

COPE

coat protein complex I subunit epsilon

translation score 0.37, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.24 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.27
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
43 Parkinson's trials, 3 stopped0.94
literature
PubMed
239 Parkinson's papers of 56,2660.28
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly vesicle traffic1.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 1760

Sealed predictions

  1. COPE in dopamine neurons, braak-0.13 (p 0.735) → -0.82 (p 0.007)receipt 1768

Swarm cases

receipt 1768: COPE in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.41 (p 0.091, n 18), 95% CI -0.74 to +0.07. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.44 (p 0.064, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.42 (p 0.086, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.50 to -0.34, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.41 (p 0.091, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for COPE in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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