Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

SON

SON DNA and RNA binding protein

translation score 0.25, read 2026-10-16; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.46 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
2 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
61 Parkinson's papers of 13,6610.46
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 0314

Sealed predictions

  1. SON in dopamine neurons, braak-0.01 (p 0.982) → +0.26 (p 0.501)receipt 0321

Swarm cases

receipt 0321: SON in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.17 (p 0.509, n 18), 95% CI -0.33 to +0.59. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.11 (p 0.677, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.32 (p 0.201, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.06 to +0.32, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.17 (p 0.509, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SON in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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