Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

CS

citrate synthase

translation score 0.34, read 2026-10-22; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.04 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
9 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
307 Parkinson's papers of 110,3200.25
pathways
Reactome
4 pathways; mostly mitochondrial quality control1.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 6192

Sealed predictions

  1. CS in dopamine neurons, braak+0.74 (p 0.021) → -0.12 (p 0.767)receipt 6200

Swarm cases

receipt 6200: CS in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.24 (p 0.341, n 18), 95% CI -0.26 to +0.63. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.29 (p 0.243, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.24 (p 0.341, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.15 to +0.40, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.24 (p 0.341, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CS in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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