Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

DHX15

DEAH-box helicase 15

translation score 0.51, read 2026-10-16; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.14 (overall 0.47)0.14
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
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
4 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 0276

Sealed predictions

  1. DHX15 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.57 (p 0.109) → +0.52 (p 0.151)receipt 0285

Swarm cases

receipt 0285: DHX15 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.45 (p 0.063, n 18), 95% CI -0.03 to +0.76. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.45 (p 0.063, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.51 (p 0.031, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.38 to +0.55, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.45 (p 0.063, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DHX15 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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