Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ECHDC3

enoyl-CoA hydratase domain containing 3

translation score 0.43, read 2026-10-23; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.03 (overall 0.02)0.03
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.50
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
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 7713

Sealed predictions

  1. ECHDC3 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.47 (p 0.204) → +0.37 (p 0.334)receipt 7720

Swarm cases

receipt 7720: ECHDC3 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.25 (p 0.310, n 18), 95% CI -0.64 to +0.24. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.21 (p 0.398, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.35 (p 0.156, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.39 to -0.16, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.25 (p 0.310, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ECHDC3 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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