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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0592
17 Oct 2026, 02:31 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSCN1A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb302b03f5db6bdbd
discovery+0.11 p=0.784 n=9
replication+0.69 p=0.038 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.11, p 0.784)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0592: SCN1A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.38 (p 0.116, n 18), 95% CI -0.10 to +0.72. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.38 (p 0.116, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.42 (p 0.080, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.31 to +0.50, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.38 (p 0.116, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SCN1A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.