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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9215
25 Oct 2026, 01:49 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPAH in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredd4349a405a09f079
discovery-0.27 p=0.478 n=9
replication+0.74 p=0.023 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.27, p 0.478)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 9215: PAH in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18), 95% CI -0.27 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.25 (p 0.323, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.13 to +0.38, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PAH in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.