Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ROCK2

Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2

translation score 0.44, read 2026-10-21; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.05 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: de-104, belumosudil, fasudil +101.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
1 Parkinson's trial, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
21 Parkinson's papers of 1,5480.59
pathways
Reactome
12 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 5026

Sealed predictions

  1. ROCK2 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.38 (p 0.311) → -0.37 (p 0.334)receipt 5034

Swarm cases

receipt 5034: ROCK2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.09 (p 0.728, n 18), 95% CI -0.53 to +0.40. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.12 (p 0.646, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.15 (p 0.549, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.21 to +0.03, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors -0.09 (p 0.728, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ROCK2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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