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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8849
24 Oct 2026, 17:17 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRAB3C in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered87e4c5c567a2ac91
discovery+0.40 p=0.285 n=9
replication-0.42 p=0.255 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.40, p 0.285)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8849: RAB3C in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.12 (p 0.646, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.08 (p 0.767, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.03 (p 0.901, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.01 to +0.25, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.12 (p 0.646, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RAB3C in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.