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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6248
22 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNENF in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7d98290e46c99d0a
discovery+0.29 p=0.443 n=9
replication+0.17 p=0.656 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.29, p 0.443)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6248: NENF in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.23 (p 0.351, n 18), 95% CI -0.26 to +0.63. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.21 (p 0.403, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.24 (p 0.332, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.13 to +0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.23 (p 0.351, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NENF in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.