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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8654
24 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionATMIN in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registereddc3db31734fde7f2
discovery-0.21 p=0.588 n=9
replication+0.05 p=0.892 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.21, p 0.588)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8654: ATMIN in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.03 (p 0.901, n 18), 95% CI -0.44 to +0.49. 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: -0.01 (p 0.976, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.06 to +0.18, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors +0.03 (p 0.901, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ATMIN in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.