Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

LAMA2

laminin subunit alpha 2

translation score 0.45, read 2026-10-19; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.08 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody: ocriplasmin0.45
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
9 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 3125

Sealed predictions

  1. LAMA2 in dopamine neurons, braak+0.63 (p 0.068) → +0.25 (p 0.520)receipt 3133

Swarm cases

receipt 3133: LAMA2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.39 (p 0.109, n 18), 95% CI -0.09 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.45 (p 0.062, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.42 (p 0.086, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.31 to +0.57, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.39 (p 0.109, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LAMA2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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