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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0434
17 Oct 2026, 00:42 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionADRA2B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc433bc8652b85639
discovery-0.48 p=0.195 n=9
replication+0.08 p=0.832 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.48, p 0.195)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0434: ADRA2B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.24 (p 0.328, n 18), 95% CI -0.64 to +0.25. 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: -0.35 (p 0.159, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.38 to -0.14, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.24 (p 0.328, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ADRA2B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.