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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9077
24 Oct 2026, 22:28 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSEMA3C in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf912a0724906d845
discovery-0.50 p=0.168 n=9
replication+0.54 p=0.133 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.50, p 0.168)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 9077: SEMA3C in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.10 (p 0.702, n 18), 95% CI -0.39 to +0.54. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.12 (p 0.627, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.00 to +0.24, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.10 (p 0.702, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SEMA3C in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.