Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

RAB17

RAB17, member RAS oncogene family

translation score 0.39, read 2026-10-26; 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
cell type enhanced outside the brain (enterocytes)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.27
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
1 pathway; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 11098

Sealed predictions

  1. RAB17 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.48 (p 0.190) → -0.62 (p 0.074)receipt 11104

Swarm cases

receipt 11104: RAB17 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.46 (p 0.054, n 18), 95% CI -0.76 to +0.01. 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 0.023, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.56 to -0.39, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.46 (p 0.054, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RAB17 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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