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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2217
18 Oct 2026, 16:55 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionARID3B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredd28cdf7142c638a5
discovery+0.23 p=0.551 n=9
replication-0.35 p=0.360 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.23, p 0.551)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2217: ARID3B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.06 (p 0.800, n 18), 95% CI -0.52 to +0.42. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.09 (p 0.715, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.22 to +0.05, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors -0.06 (p 0.800, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in microglia: -0.74 (p 5.0e-4, n 18) vs -0.06 in dopamine neurons. proposing microglia.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ARID3B in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up ARID3B · microglia · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.35 p 0.214 (needs p < 7.2e-4)