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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7562
23 Oct 2026, 13:04 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPCSK1N in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2a082a5199bba7d1
discovery-0.16 p=0.685 n=9
replication+0.21 p=0.586 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.16, p 0.685)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 7562: PCSK1N in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.01 (p 0.983, n 18), 95% CI -0.47 to +0.46. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.01 (p 0.969, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.02 (p 0.935, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.14 to +0.12, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors -0.01 (p 0.983, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PCSK1N in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.