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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13003
28 Oct 2026, 12:14 UTCdopamine 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)
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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.