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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6520
22 Oct 2026, 14:26 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionHSP90AA1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered56a86b025098648f
discovery+0.18 p=0.639 n=9
replication+0.08 p=0.838 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.18, p 0.639)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6520: HSP90AA1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.11 (p 0.677, n 18), 95% CI -0.38 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.11 (p 0.677, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.19 (p 0.455, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.23, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.677, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HSP90AA1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.