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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8351
24 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMICU2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered55acfb3e268837e0
discovery+0.69 p=0.039 n=9
replication-0.04 p=0.909 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.69 p 0.039; held-out -0.04 p 0.909)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8351: MICU2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.22 (p 0.384, n 18), 95% CI -0.28 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.19 (p 0.455, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.25 (p 0.310, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.12 to +0.37, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.22 (p 0.384, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MICU2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.