Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

LCT

lactase

translation score 0.32, read 2026-10-24; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.02 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
cell type enhanced outside the brain (hepatic stellate cells)0.10
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.45
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
2 Parkinson's trials, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
28 Parkinson's papers of 2,5820.56
pathways
Reactome
2 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 8305

Sealed predictions

  1. LCT in dopamine neurons, braak-0.04 (p 0.925) → -0.11 (p 0.773)receipt 8312

Swarm cases

receipt 8312: LCT in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.02 (p 0.949, n 18), 95% CI -0.48 to +0.45. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.06 (p 0.800, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.04 (p 0.861, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.17 to +0.09, sign flips 8; without severely affected donors -0.02 (p 0.949, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LCT in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

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