Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

NPS

neuropeptide S

translation score 0.23, read 2026-10-24; 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
not detected in single-cell data0.00
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.45
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
4 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
455 Parkinson's papers of 80,9150.20
pathways
Reactome
3 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 8919

Sealed predictions

  1. NPS in dopamine neurons, braak+0.38 (p 0.311) → -0.01 (p 0.982)receipt 8927

Swarm cases

receipt 8927: NPS in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18), 95% CI -0.33 to +0.59. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.09 (p 0.709, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.11 (p 0.658, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.09 to +0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NPS in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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