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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8253
24 Oct 2026, 03:50 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionST13 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered43714f27e0f3cb41
discovery+0.36 p=0.336 n=9
replication+0.43 p=0.251 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.36, p 0.336)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8253: ST13 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.40 (p 0.097, n 18), 95% CI -0.08 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.37 (p 0.132, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.50 (p 0.036, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.33 to +0.48, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.097, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ST13 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.