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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0296
16 Oct 2026, 21:26 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAP3B1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4f11bcea78163fcc
discovery+0.29 p=0.443 n=9
replication+0.23 p=0.545 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.29, p 0.443)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0296: AP3B1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.26 (p 0.306, n 18), 95% CI -0.24 to +0.65. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.27 (p 0.273, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.27 (p 0.281, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.18 to +0.41, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.26 (p 0.306, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for AP3B1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.