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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3988
20 Oct 2026, 07:22 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionARL6 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered23013c19a0c8f192
discovery-0.30 p=0.436 n=9
replication-0.17 p=0.670 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.30, p 0.436)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3988: ARL6 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.24 (p 0.328, n 18), 95% CI -0.25 to +0.64. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.14 to +0.36, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.24 (p 0.328, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ARL6 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.