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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8518
24 Oct 2026, 09:43 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionB2M in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered1a20fb71e95f84cc
discovery+0.27 p=0.476 n=9
replication-0.05 p=0.892 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.27, p 0.476)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8518: B2M in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.827, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.02 (p 0.949, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.17 (p 0.498, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.07 to +0.20, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.827, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for B2M in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.