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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2237
18 Oct 2026, 17:25 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionADK in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registereda9ef354e8e6312b5
discovery+0.14 p=0.718 n=9
replication+0.26 p=0.493 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.14, p 0.718)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2237: ADK in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.36 (p 0.145, n 18), 95% CI -0.13 to +0.71. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.43 (p 0.077, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.46 (p 0.052, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.26 to +0.51, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.36 (p 0.145, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ADK in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.