Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

LAMA5

laminin subunit alpha 5

translation score 0.53, read 2026-11-01; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.00 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
10 pathways; mostly protein handling0.90

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 16983

Sealed predictions

  1. LAMA5 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.51 (p 0.163) → -0.23 (p 0.560)receipt 16990

Swarm cases

receipt 16990: LAMA5 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.32 (p 0.194, n 18), 95% CI -0.69 to +0.17. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.43 (p 0.074, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.47 (p 0.050, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.45 to -0.23, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.32 (p 0.194, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LAMA5 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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