Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ITGB2

integrin subunit beta 2

translation score 0.54, read 2026-10-22; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.04 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: rovelizumab, efalizumab, lifitegrast1.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
8 Parkinson's papers of 7450.71
pathways
Reactome
7 pathways; mostly immune signalling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 6178

Sealed predictions

  1. ITGB2 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.48 (p 0.190) → -0.12 (p 0.750)receipt 6185

Swarm cases

receipt 6185: ITGB2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18), 95% CI -0.72 to +0.11. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.41 (p 0.095, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.41 (p 0.089, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.52 to -0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ITGB2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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