Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ZIC1

Zic family zinc finger 1

translation score 0.47, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
genetic association 0.18 (overall 0.13)0.18
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced, including brain excitatory neurons; strongest in bergmann glia0.75
chemistry
Open Targets
hard to drug0.00
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
3 Parkinson's papers of 3540.82
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 2253

Sealed predictions

  1. ZIC1 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.22 (p 0.563) → +0.71 (p 0.032)receipt 2259

Swarm cases

receipt 2259: ZIC1 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.46 (p 0.056, n 18), 95% CI -0.01 to +0.76. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.49 (p 0.040, n 18). holds up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.49 (p 0.037, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.37 to +0.56, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.46 (p 0.056, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ZIC1 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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