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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4210
20 Oct 2026, 12:22 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionOTP in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered50a4573a0347e3d9
discovery+0.36 p=0.336 n=9
replication-0.61 p=0.078 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.36, p 0.336)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 4210: OTP in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.13 (p 0.621, n 18), 95% CI -0.56 to +0.36. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.16 (p 0.538, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.25 (p 0.323, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.26 to -0.01, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.13 (p 0.621, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for OTP in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.