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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4503
20 Oct 2026, 18:59 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAGTR2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.22 p=0.569 n=9
replication+0.41 p=0.273 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.22, p 0.569)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 4503: AGTR2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.29 (p 0.246, n 18), 95% CI -0.21 to +0.67. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.64 (p 0.0042, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.66 (p 0.0030, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.18 to +0.40, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.29 (p 0.246, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for AGTR2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.