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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1257
17 Oct 2026, 18:29 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPLPPR1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4ce884183e7c1c89
discovery+0.22 p=0.576 n=9
replication+0.34 p=0.373 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.22, p 0.576)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1257: PLPPR1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.30 (p 0.221, n 18), 95% CI -0.19 to +0.67. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.30 (p 0.221, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.25 to +0.47, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.30 (p 0.221, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PLPPR1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.