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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1328
17 Oct 2026, 20:13 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionATPAF1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered5d2869c83458a17e
discovery-0.07 p=0.849 n=9
replication+0.00 p=1.000 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.07, p 0.849)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1328: ATPAF1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.800, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.52. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.05 (p 0.854, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.18 (p 0.487, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.06 to +0.20, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.800, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ATPAF1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.