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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6725
22 Oct 2026, 19:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNUCB2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registereda129e9f9c0865aa5
discovery+0.15 p=0.699 n=9
replication+0.73 p=0.025 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.15, p 0.699)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6725: NUCB2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.40 (p 0.103, n 18), 95% CI -0.09 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.40 (p 0.103, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.39 (p 0.105, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.32 to +0.52, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.103, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NUCB2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.