Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

NFKB2

nuclear factor kappa B subunit 2

translation score 0.55, read 2026-10-17; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.37 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: edasalonexent0.90
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
3 Parkinson's papers of 5390.82
pathways
Reactome
14 pathways; mostly immune signalling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 0721

Sealed predictions

  1. NFKB2 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.79 (p 0.012) → -0.08 (p 0.838)receipt 0728

Swarm cases

receipt 0728: NFKB2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.49 (p 0.041, n 18), 95% CI -0.78 to -0.02. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.50 (p 0.036, n 18). holds up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.59 (p 0.0092, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.62 to -0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.49 (p 0.041, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NFKB2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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