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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1071
17 Oct 2026, 13:37 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPKP2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered87e43236b2af9898
discovery+0.04 p=0.911 n=9
replication+0.74 p=0.023 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.04, p 0.911)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1071: PKP2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.42 (p 0.082, n 18), 95% CI -0.06 to +0.74. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.43 (p 0.074, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.48 (p 0.043, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.35 to +0.50, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.42 (p 0.082, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PKP2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.