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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7955
23 Oct 2026, 21:53 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionFIS1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb47a77240037dc2f
discovery-0.29 p=0.443 n=9
replication+0.65 p=0.059 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 7955: FIS1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.24 (p 0.332, n 18), 95% CI -0.25 to +0.64. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.24 (p 0.332, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.36 (p 0.148, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.15 to +0.39, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.24 (p 0.332, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for FIS1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.