Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

KCNK3

potassium two pore domain channel subfamily K member 3

translation score 0.47, read 2026-10-25; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.01 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced outside the brain (adrenal cortex cells)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: enflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane +41.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
2 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
no papers tie it to Parkinson's yet1.00
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 9768

Sealed predictions

  1. KCNK3 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.42 (p 0.258) → +0.00 (p 1.000)receipt 9775

Swarm cases

receipt 9775: KCNK3 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.26 (p 0.300, n 18), 95% CI -0.65 to +0.24. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.25 (p 0.315, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.46 (p 0.052, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.41 to -0.17, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.26 (p 0.300, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for KCNK3 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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