Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

LEP

leptin

translation score 0.37, read 2026-10-19; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.10 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
group enriched outside the brain (syncytiotrophoblasts)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.45
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
3 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
16 Parkinson's papers of 4,3860.63
pathways
Reactome
4 pathways; mostly growth signalling0.60

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2581

Sealed predictions

  1. LEP in dopamine neurons, braak-0.10 (p 0.807) → -0.37 (p 0.334)receipt 2588

Swarm cases

receipt 2588: LEP in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.18 (p 0.476, n 18), 95% CI -0.60 to +0.31. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.19 (p 0.450, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.23 (p 0.365, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.29 to -0.07, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.18 (p 0.476, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LEP in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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