Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

LMTK3

lemur tail kinase 3

translation score 0.48, 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
cell type enhanced, including brain inhibitory neurons; strongest in rod photoreceptor cells0.75
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
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
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 16912

Sealed predictions

  1. LMTK3 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.39 (p 0.299) → -0.34 (p 0.373)receipt 16918

Swarm cases

receipt 16918: LMTK3 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: -0.32 (p 0.191, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.41 (p 0.093, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.42 to -0.24, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.32 (p 0.194, n 18). fragile.
cell type
strongest in astrocytes: -0.59 (p 0.0099, n 18) vs -0.32 in dopamine neurons. proposing astrocytes.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LMTK3 in dopamine neurons.

follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up LMTK3 · astrocytes · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.43 p 0.131 (needs p < 1.4e-4)

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