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21 Oct 2026, 05:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionF2RL1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb39a3e343a0ab500
discovery-0.18 p=0.639 n=9
replication+0.15 p=0.697 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.18, p 0.639)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 5005: F2RL1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18), 95% CI -0.44 to +0.49. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.04 (p 0.881, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.09 to +0.15, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for F2RL1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.