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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11729
27 Oct 2026, 08:17 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionUBE2E2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered16e7999a47f47e4e
discovery+0.29 p=0.457 n=9
replication-0.07 p=0.856 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.29, p 0.457)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11729: UBE2E2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.07 (p 0.794, n 18), 95% CI -0.41 to +0.52. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.06 (p 0.800, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.05 to +0.19, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.07 (p 0.794, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for UBE2E2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.