Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

EGR1

early growth response 1

translation score 0.39, read 2026-10-21; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.05 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug: brivoligide0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
24 Parkinson's papers of 6,0860.58
pathways
Reactome
3 pathways; mostly immune signalling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 5397

Sealed predictions

  1. EGR1 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.18 (p 0.644) → -0.30 (p 0.430)receipt 5405

Swarm cases

receipt 5405: EGR1 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.26 (p 0.306, n 18), 95% CI -0.65 to +0.24. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.17 (p 0.493, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.36 to -0.15, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.26 (p 0.306, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for EGR1 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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