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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11226
26 Oct 2026, 21:32 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPDSS2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered08e01d651836fe6b
discovery+0.29 p=0.456 n=9
replication-0.04 p=0.925 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.29, p 0.456)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11226: PDSS2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.12 (p 0.627, n 18), 95% CI -0.36 to +0.56. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.25 (p 0.323, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.25 (p 0.323, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.25, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.12 (p 0.627, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PDSS2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.