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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5183
21 Oct 2026, 09:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPRX in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4a382d1a634f3140
discovery-0.25 p=0.517 n=9
replication-0.21 p=0.591 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.25, p 0.517)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 5183: PRX in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.21 (p 0.403, n 18), 95% CI -0.62 to +0.28. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.23 (p 0.369, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.23 (p 0.365, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.33 to -0.10, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.21 (p 0.403, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PRX in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.