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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 10488
26 Oct 2026, 04:32 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionEHMT2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered992793d607b99239
discovery+0.12 p=0.749 n=9
replication-0.27 p=0.485 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.12, p 0.749)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 10488: EHMT2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.13 (p 0.609, n 18), 95% CI -0.36 to +0.56. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.11 (p 0.652, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.09 (p 0.728, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.01 to +0.26, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.13 (p 0.609, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for EHMT2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.