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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1289
17 Oct 2026, 19:18 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionGABRB2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4d94e0a9f750e8c2
discovery+0.38 p=0.311 n=9
replication+0.29 p=0.457 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.38, p 0.311)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 1289: GABRB2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.33 (p 0.179, n 18), 95% CI -0.16 to +0.69. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.37 (p 0.132, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.37 (p 0.132, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.24 to +0.53, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.33 (p 0.179, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for GABRB2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.