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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2746
19 Oct 2026, 04:13 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionHECW1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7fe2cae1a97d1c37
discovery+0.75 p=0.021 n=9
replication-0.36 p=0.342 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.75 p 0.021; held-out -0.36 p 0.342)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2746: HECW1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.09 (p 0.735, n 18), 95% CI -0.40 to +0.53. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.09 (p 0.722, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.08 (p 0.754, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.03 to +0.23, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.09 (p 0.735, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HECW1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.