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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0949
17 Oct 2026, 10:24 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionQKI in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredce028e3631f86127
discovery-0.71 p=0.032 n=9
replication+0.86 p=0.0031 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.71 p 0.032; held-out +0.86 p 0.0031)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0949: QKI in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.08 (p 0.761, n 18), 95% CI -0.40 to +0.53. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.07 (p 0.781, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.14 (p 0.567, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.05 to +0.19, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.08 (p 0.761, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for QKI in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.