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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13848
29 Oct 2026, 07:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMAN2B2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered982b82c038023ccc
discovery+0.18 p=0.638 n=9
replication-0.48 p=0.186 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.18, p 0.638)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13848: MAN2B2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.16 (p 0.515, n 18), 95% CI -0.59 to +0.33. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.14 (p 0.579, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.21 (p 0.408, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.31 to -0.07, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in oligodendrocytes: -0.63 (p 0.0055, n 18) vs -0.16 in dopamine neurons. proposing oligodendrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MAN2B2 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up MAN2B2 · oligodendrocytes · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) +0.20 p 0.477 (needs p < 1.7e-4)