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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7499
23 Oct 2026, 11:33 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionGNG2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb3973be7a2e9cef2
discovery+0.60 p=0.090 n=9
replication+0.40 p=0.292 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.60, p 0.090)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 7499: GNG2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.43 (p 0.074, n 18), 95% CI -0.04 to +0.75. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.43 (p 0.074, 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 0.066, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.34 to +0.59, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.43 (p 0.074, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for GNG2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.