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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3256
19 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTPBG in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf48523366d9d7102
discovery+0.09 p=0.825 n=9
replication+0.01 p=0.982 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.09, p 0.825)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3256: TPBG in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.01 (p 0.969, n 18), 95% CI -0.47 to +0.46. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.05 (p 0.847, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.01 (p 0.976, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.10 to +0.14, sign flips 7; without severely affected donors -0.01 (p 0.969, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TPBG in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.