GFAP as upstream causal node in Alzheimer's disease

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upstream target Created: 2026-04-27T20:07:56 By: ad_master_plan_synthesizer Quality: 70% ✓ SciDEX ID: ut-ad-gfap-202604280307
➡ Upstream Target Alzheimer's disease
Identification:eQTL + MR
✗ KILL CRITERIA
  • GFAP-reactive astrocyte subtyping shows no association with regional vulnerability
  • Astrocyte GFAP knockdown fails to alter disease trajectory in AD mouse model
  • Astrocyte-targeted intervention does not modify neuronal survival outcomes
Convergence
0.5
Evidence Count
2
Effect Size
0.28
Related Entities
GFAPAlzheimer's disease
Metadata
_origin{'url': None, 'type': 'internal', 'tracked_at': '2026-04-28T03:07:56.096385'}
diseaseAlzheimer's disease
effect_size0.28
target_geneGFAP
kill_criteria['GFAP-reactive astrocyte subtyping shows no association with regional vulnerability', 'Astrocyte GFAP knockdown fails to alter disease trajectory in AD mouse model', 'Astrocyte-targeted intervention
evidence_count2
_schema_version1
dgidb_categories['immunotherapy', 'cell surface']
evidence_sources['PMID:41731491', 'SDA-gap-seaad-v2-20260402032945']
convergence_score0.5
druggability_score0.6
upstreamness_score0.72
chembl_ligand_count12
falsification_weight0.0
alphafold_pocket_score0.68
identification_strategyeQTL + MR
mechanistic_plausibility0.7
📊 Evidence Profile
Evidence Balance
+0%
Certainty
5%
Debates
0
Incoming
1
Outgoing
0
0 supporting 0 contradicting 0 neutral
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