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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2833
19 Oct 2026, 06:19 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionVCAM1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered795b45141911e39f
discovery+0.07 p=0.856 n=9
replication+0.04 p=0.909 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.07, p 0.856)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2833: VCAM1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.10 (p 0.690, n 18), 95% CI -0.38 to +0.54. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.10 (p 0.690, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.12 (p 0.633, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.22, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.10 (p 0.690, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for VCAM1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.