Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

KLK8

kallikrein related peptidase 8

translation score 0.35, read 2026-10-23; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.02 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced outside the brain (esophageal apical cells)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
3 Parkinson's papers of 1660.82
pathways
Reactome
Reactome did not answer (Reactome: The operation was aborted due to timeout)0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 7762

Sealed predictions

  1. KLK8 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.04 (p 0.927) → +0.20 (p 0.607)receipt 7770

Swarm cases

receipt 7770: KLK8 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.01 (p 0.956, n 18), 95% CI -0.46 to +0.48. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.02 (p 0.949, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.04 (p 0.861, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.14 to +0.14, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors +0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for KLK8 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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