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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8857
24 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionGZMB in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered934d6e528eebd529
discovery-0.26 p=0.493 n=9
replication+0.26 p=0.493 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.26, p 0.493)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8857: GZMB in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.02 (p 0.935, n 18), 95% CI -0.48 to +0.45. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.01 (p 0.983, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.09 (p 0.735, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.17 to +0.11, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors -0.02 (p 0.935, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in astrocytes: -0.66 (p 0.0028, n 18) vs -0.02 in dopamine neurons. proposing astrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for GZMB in dopamine neurons.
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