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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0544
17 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACHE in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered65b32f4de5272471
discovery+0.13 p=0.732 n=9
replication+0.31 p=0.414 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.13, p 0.732)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0544: ACHE in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.18 (p 0.465, n 18), 95% CI -0.31 to +0.60. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.17 (p 0.493, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.05 (p 0.834, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.09 to +0.33, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.18 (p 0.465, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACHE in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.