Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

PRR16

proline rich 16

translation score 0.54, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.43 (overall 0.26)0.43
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced, including brain excitatory neurons; strongest in cone photoreceptor cells0.75
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 1630

Sealed predictions

  1. PRR16 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.75 (p 0.020) → -0.11 (p 0.778)receipt 1637

Swarm cases

receipt 1637: PRR16 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.47 (p 0.051, n 18), 95% CI -0.00 to +0.77. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.46 (p 0.056, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.53 (p 0.022, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.39 to +0.62, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.47 (p 0.051, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PRR16 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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