Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
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Receipt 4358

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  1. PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4358
    20 Oct 2026, 15:44 UTC


    ARRB2

    microglia, braak


    predictionARRB2 in microglia tracks Braak Lewy-body stage

    registered2ce29911583119a1

    discovery-0.59 p=0.095 n=9

    replication+0.21 p=0.586 n=9

    neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign


    no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.59, p 0.095)

    dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)

    NO EFFECT

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receipt 4358: ARRB2 in microglia, braak

power
full sample -0.10 (p 0.696, n 18), 95% CI -0.54 to +0.39. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.09 (p 0.709, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
microglia share of nuclei vs axis -0.11 (p 0.652); controlling for it: -0.05 (p 0.854, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.26 to +0.03, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors -0.10 (p 0.696, n 18). fragile.
cell type
strongest in OPCs: -0.60 (p 0.0086, n 18) vs -0.10 in microglia. proposing OPCs.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ARRB2 in microglia.

follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up ARRB2 · OPCs · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.18 p 0.534 (needs p < 4.5e-4)