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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3575
19 Oct 2026, 22:53 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPDE1A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered119dd8dd5c15941b
discovery-0.37 p=0.321 n=9
replication+0.53 p=0.140 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.37, p 0.321)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3575: PDE1A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.15 (p 0.549, n 18), 95% CI -0.34 to +0.58. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.16 (p 0.532, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.24 (p 0.332, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.02 to +0.28, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.15 (p 0.549, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PDE1A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.