Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ECE1

endothelin converting enzyme 1

translation score 0.48, read 2026-10-17; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.33 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: daglutril0.90
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
2 Parkinson's papers of 7970.85
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 1064

Sealed predictions

  1. ECE1 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.62 (p 0.078) → +0.18 (p 0.652)receipt 1069

Swarm cases

receipt 1069: ECE1 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.17 (p 0.493, n 18), 95% CI -0.59 to +0.32. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.23 (p 0.355, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.26 (p 0.302, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.32 to -0.08, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.17 (p 0.493, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ECE1 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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