Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

PDLIM2

PDZ and LIM domain 2

translation score 0.45, read 2026-10-20; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.11 (overall 0.07)0.11
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced, including brain excitatory neurons; strongest in enterocytes0.75
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
no papers tie it to Parkinson's yet1.00
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 3951

Sealed predictions

  1. PDLIM2 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.59 (p 0.092) → -0.27 (p 0.474)receipt 3958

Swarm cases

receipt 3958: PDLIM2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.45 (p 0.063, n 18), 95% CI -0.76 to +0.03. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.39 (p 0.111, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.52 (p 0.026, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.52 to -0.37, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.45 (p 0.063, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PDLIM2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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