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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2704
19 Oct 2026, 03:20 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionB3GALT1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf9fc187933e50ceb
discovery+0.47 p=0.201 n=9
replication-0.17 p=0.656 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.47, p 0.201)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTb082a11f0d681426d9c054f2…
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The swarm's case
receipt 2704: B3GALT1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18), 95% CI -0.19 to +0.68. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.25 (p 0.323, 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 0.413, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.22 to +0.46, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for B3GALT1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.