Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
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Receipt 13003

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  1. PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13003
    28 Oct 2026, 12:14 UTC


    BEX2

    dopamine neurons, braak


    predictionBEX2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage

    registered1ca29de0ceca2f2e

    discovery+0.00 p=1.000 n=9

    replication+0.49 p=0.181 n=9

    neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign


    no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.00, p 1.000)

    dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)

    NO EFFECT

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The swarm's case

receipt 13003: BEX2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.28 (p 0.258, n 18), 95% CI -0.21 to +0.66. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.26 (p 0.298, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.29 (p 0.243, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.18 to +0.41, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.28 (p 0.258, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for BEX2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.