Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

KL

klotho

translation score 0.41, 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
reachable by antibody0.45
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
29 Parkinson's trials, 2 stopped0.94
literature
PubMed
15 Parkinson's papers of 8,2920.64
pathways
Reactome
12 pathways; mostly growth signalling0.60

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 5414

Sealed predictions

  1. KL in dopamine neurons, braak-0.01 (p 0.982) → +0.20 (p 0.613)receipt 5422

Swarm cases

receipt 5422: KL in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.07 (p 0.794, n 18), 95% CI -0.41 to +0.52. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.05 (p 0.847, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.03 (p 0.915, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.04 to +0.20, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.07 (p 0.794, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for KL in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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