Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

LOXL2

lysyl oxidase like 2

translation score 0.51, read 2026-10-31; 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
compounds already reach it: lenumlostat, simtuzumab0.90
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
2 pathways; mostly other0.30

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 15961

Sealed predictions

  1. LOXL2 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.71 (p 0.032) → -0.37 (p 0.329)receipt 15968

Swarm cases

receipt 15968: LOXL2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18), 95% CI -0.72 to +0.11. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.38 (p 0.116, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.36 (p 0.145, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.47 to -0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LOXL2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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