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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2358
18 Oct 2026, 20:18 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSV2A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered005b7ef7aa8bb88c
discovery-0.45 p=0.222 n=9
replication+0.46 p=0.215 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.45, p 0.222)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2358: SV2A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.08 (p 0.754, n 18), 95% CI -0.40 to +0.53. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.04 (p 0.867, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.14 (p 0.585, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.04 to +0.24, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.08 (p 0.754, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SV2A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.