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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0044
16 Oct 2026, 15:26 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionGRIN2B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.14 p=0.385 n=42
replication-0.11 p=0.484 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.14, p 0.385)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0044: GRIN2B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.00 (p 0.966, n 84), 95% CI -0.22 to +0.21. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: -0.05 (p 0.667, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: +0.03 (p 0.767, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.03 to +0.03, sign flips 23; without severely affected donors -0.01 (p 0.963, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for GRIN2B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.