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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3228
19 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionATRN in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredd9458f152822859b
discovery+0.33 p=0.387 n=9
replication-0.10 p=0.795 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.33, p 0.387)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3228: ATRN in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.07 (p 0.781, n 18), 95% CI -0.41 to +0.52. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.13 (p 0.597, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.15 (p 0.549, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.02 to +0.19, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.07 (p 0.781, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ATRN in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.