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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7682
23 Oct 2026, 15:41 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRGS2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc873c28dc0c5373e
discovery+0.25 p=0.508 n=9
replication-0.11 p=0.775 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.25, p 0.508)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 7682: RGS2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18), 95% CI -0.38 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.02 (p 0.928, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.08 (p 0.761, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.00 to +0.23, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RGS2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.