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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 10026
25 Oct 2026, 19:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTPK1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.19 p=0.618 n=9
replication+0.73 p=0.026 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.19, p 0.618)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 10026: TPK1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.39 (p 0.105, n 18), 95% CI -0.09 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.33 (p 0.176, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.34 (p 0.161, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.31 to +0.60, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.39 (p 0.105, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TPK1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.