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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3214
19 Oct 2026, 14:59 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionBAG2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registerede10647d1cdaed570
discovery+0.57 p=0.111 n=9
replication+0.01 p=0.982 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.57, p 0.111)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 3214: BAG2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.56 (p 0.015, n 18), 95% CI +0.13 to +0.82. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.52 (p 0.027, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.51 (p 0.031, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.51 to +0.63, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.56 (p 0.015, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for BAG2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.