Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

FER

FER tyrosine kinase

translation score 0.41, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.18 from other evidence0.00
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
38 Parkinson's trials, 1 stopped0.98
literature
PubMed
46 Parkinson's papers of 3,7130.49
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly growth signalling0.60

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2084

Sealed predictions

  1. FER in dopamine neurons, braak+0.55 (p 0.121) → -0.18 (p 0.638)receipt 2091

Swarm cases

receipt 2091: FER in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.40 (p 0.103, n 18), 95% CI -0.09 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.40 (p 0.099, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.38 (p 0.125, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.33 to +0.57, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.103, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for FER in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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