Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
parkinsonconnecting

Gene record

TGM2

transglutaminase 2

translation score 0.37, read 2026-10-18; 1 sealed predictions, 0 held; 2 receipts.

Six readers

readerfoundscore
genetics
Open Targets
no genetic evidence; overall 0.22 from other evidence0.00
cell type
Human Protein Atlas
expressed broadly, no clear home in brain cells0.40
chemistry
Open Targets
a small-molecule pocket0.60
trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
no Parkinson's trials on record: an open field1.00
literature
PubMed
11 Parkinson's papers of 6080.67
pathways
Reactome
in no curated pathway0.00

No case: the score is under the bar. Receipt 1942

Sealed predictions

  1. TGM2 in dopamine neurons, braak-0.78 (p 0.013) → -0.14 (p 0.714)receipt 1949

Swarm cases

receipt 1949: TGM2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.45 (p 0.062, n 18), 95% CI -0.76 to +0.02. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.39 (p 0.114, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.56 (p 0.015, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.63 to -0.38, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.45 (p 0.062, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TGM2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.

Receipts

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