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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7215
23 Oct 2026, 05:18 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTHBD in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredbfeb096aa537e5ff
discovery-0.90 p=8.0e-4 n=9
replication-0.16 p=0.685 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.90 p 8.0e-4; held-out -0.16 p 0.685)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 7215: THBD in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.58 (p 0.013, n 18), 95% CI -0.82 to -0.15. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.58 (p 0.013, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.70 (p 0.0012, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.73 to -0.52, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.58 (p 0.013, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for THBD in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.