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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6185
22 Oct 2026, 07:06 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionITGB2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered55844a4be83be58e
discovery-0.48 p=0.190 n=9
replication-0.12 p=0.750 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.48, p 0.190)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6185: ITGB2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18), 95% CI -0.72 to +0.11. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.41 (p 0.095, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.41 (p 0.089, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.52 to -0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ITGB2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.