Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

THEM5

thioesterase superfamily member 5

translation score 0.43, 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
group enriched outside the brain (suprabasal keratinocytes)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
1 Parkinson's papers of 150.91
pathways
Reactome
1 pathway; mostly mitochondrial quality control1.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 9124

Sealed predictions

  1. THEM5 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.22 (p 0.567) → -0.40 (p 0.288)receipt 9131

Swarm cases

receipt 9131: THEM5 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.13 (p 0.621, n 18), 95% CI -0.56 to +0.36. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.13 (p 0.609, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.19 (p 0.455, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.26 to -0.02, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.13 (p 0.621, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for THEM5 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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