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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3437
19 Oct 2026, 19:49 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionABCD2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredeced62bb9d9eeec1
discovery+0.33 p=0.393 n=9
replication+0.16 p=0.685 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.33, p 0.393)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3437: ABCD2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18), 95% CI -0.28 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.23 (p 0.365, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.28 (p 0.261, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.13 to +0.38, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ABCD2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.