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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 10270
26 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSPTLC1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered994c9aec192621f4
discovery-0.02 p=0.964 n=9
replication+0.44 p=0.235 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.02, p 0.964)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 10270: SPTLC1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.26 (p 0.302, n 18), 95% CI -0.24 to +0.65. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.22 (p 0.379, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.19 (p 0.439, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.16 to +0.38, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.26 (p 0.302, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SPTLC1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.