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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11179
26 Oct 2026, 20:26 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionEDN3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredddd9c5132d925482
discovery+0.02 p=0.964 n=9
replication-0.12 p=0.768 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.02, p 0.964)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11179: EDN3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.07 (p 0.774, n 18), 95% CI -0.52 to +0.41. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.10 (p 0.696, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.27 (p 0.281, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.20 to +0.04, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors -0.07 (p 0.774, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for EDN3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.