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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5131
21 Oct 2026, 08:42 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLEPR in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered3eab21e14bf0f596
discovery+0.30 p=0.428 n=9
replication+0.80 p=0.0099 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.30, p 0.428)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 5131: LEPR in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.35 (p 0.159, n 18), 95% CI -0.14 to +0.70. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.35 (p 0.156, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.35 (p 0.156, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.25 to +0.51, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.35 (p 0.159, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LEPR in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.