Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

RPL18

ribosomal protein L18

translation score 0.50, 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
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
compounds already reach it: citatuzumab bogatox, mt-3724, elx-02 +21.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
1 Parkinson's papers of 860.91
pathways
Reactome
17 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 8737

Sealed predictions

  1. RPL18 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.29 (p 0.443) → -0.24 (p 0.529)receipt 8744

Swarm cases

receipt 8744: RPL18 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.11 (p 0.671, n 18), 95% CI -0.38 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.09 (p 0.715, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.06 (p 0.814, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.02 to +0.27, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.671, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RPL18 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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