Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

LRAT

lecithin retinol acyltransferase

translation score 0.45, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.26 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
reachable by antibody0.36
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
1 Parkinson's trial, 0 stopped1.00
literature
PubMed
2 Parkinson's papers of 5340.85
pathways
Reactome
3 pathways; mostly energy0.60

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 1581

Sealed predictions

  1. LRAT in dopamine neurons, braak-0.03 (p 0.944) → -0.34 (p 0.373)receipt 1586

Swarm cases

receipt 1586: LRAT in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.25 (p 0.323, n 18), 95% CI -0.64 to +0.25. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.21 (p 0.393, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.09 (p 0.715, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.37 to -0.15, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.25 (p 0.323, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LRAT in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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