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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3690
20 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACE in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered395f29c2ea383009
discovery+0.29 p=0.443 n=9
replication-0.69 p=0.040 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 3690: ACE in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.27 (p 0.281, n 18), 95% CI -0.65 to +0.23. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.27 (p 0.281, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.39 (p 0.109, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.40 to -0.17, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.27 (p 0.281, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACE in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.