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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3917
20 Oct 2026, 05:52 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLTN1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registereddfb5387cf7c2da5a
discovery+0.88 p=0.0017 n=9
replication-0.11 p=0.785 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.88 p 0.0017; held-out -0.11 p 0.785)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3917: LTN1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.33 (p 0.182, n 18), 95% CI -0.16 to +0.69. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.32 (p 0.191, 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 0.328, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.25 to +0.53, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.33 (p 0.182, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LTN1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.