Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CPQ

carboxypeptidase Q

translation score 0.36, read 2026-10-24; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.02 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.45
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
3 Parkinson's trials, 1 stopped0.73
literature
PubMed
2 Parkinson's papers of 5850.85
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 8330

Sealed predictions

  1. CPQ in dopamine neurons, braak-0.08 (p 0.842) → +0.11 (p 0.777)receipt 8337

Swarm cases

receipt 8337: CPQ in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.04 (p 0.861, 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 0.861, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.08 (p 0.748, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.15 to +0.10, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors -0.04 (p 0.861, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CPQ in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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