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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1501
18 Oct 2026, 00:15 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionZHX1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7d95018ead030f52
discovery+0.89 p=0.0011 n=9
replication-0.13 p=0.741 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.89 p 0.0011; held-out -0.13 p 0.741)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1501: ZHX1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.33 (p 0.185, n 18), 95% CI -0.16 to +0.69. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.39 (p 0.111, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.35 (p 0.156, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.25 to +0.49, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.33 (p 0.185, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ZHX1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.