Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

ZIC3

Zic family zinc finger 3

translation score 0.45, read 2026-10-17; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.30 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced, including other brain 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
no papers tie it to Parkinson's yet1.00
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 1306

Sealed predictions

  1. ZIC3 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.70 (p 0.035) → -0.69 (p 0.038)receipt 1313

Swarm cases

receipt 1313: ZIC3 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.17 (p 0.509, n 18), 95% CI -0.59 to +0.33. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.17 (p 0.493, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.45 (p 0.059, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.27 to -0.06, 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 ZIC3 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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