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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0400
16 Oct 2026, 23:49 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPIK3R1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered6e023daf293e734b
discovery+0.10 p=0.802 n=9
replication-0.23 p=0.560 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.10, p 0.802)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0400: PIK3R1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.15 (p 0.561, n 18), 95% CI -0.57 to +0.34. 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: -0.12 (p 0.633, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.26 to -0.01, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.15 (p 0.561, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PIK3R1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.