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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6711
22 Oct 2026, 18:47 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionGRB2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered221e01be9734f9ca
discovery-0.16 p=0.682 n=9
replication+0.40 p=0.284 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.16, p 0.682)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 6711: GRB2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.01 (p 0.962, n 18), 95% CI -0.48 to +0.46. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.00 (p 0.990, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.02 (p 0.928, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.16 to +0.13, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors -0.01 (p 0.962, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in OPCs: +0.60 (p 0.0086, n 18) vs -0.01 in dopamine neurons. proposing OPCs.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for GRB2 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up GRB2 · OPCs · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.70 p 0.013 (needs p < 3.1e-4)