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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0344
16 Oct 2026, 22:32 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSNRPE in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered6c2d3e4f527c9a39
discovery-0.03 p=0.939 n=9
replication+0.26 p=0.504 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.03, p 0.939)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0344: SNRPE in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.17 (p 0.504, n 18), 95% CI -0.32 to +0.59. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.17 (p 0.504, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.06 to +0.32, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.17 (p 0.504, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SNRPE in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.