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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3202
19 Oct 2026, 14:43 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNRP2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredbc1214ec0e0ccf56
discovery-0.61 p=0.078 n=9
replication+0.22 p=0.565 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.61, p 0.078)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3202: NRP2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.35 (p 0.153, n 18), 95% CI -0.70 to +0.14. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.36 (p 0.140, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.44 (p 0.064, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.47 to -0.26, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.35 (p 0.153, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NRP2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.