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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1119
17 Oct 2026, 14:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionL3MBTL3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered65e8ce08184b1bf7
discovery+0.27 p=0.487 n=9
replication+0.05 p=0.894 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.27, p 0.487)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1119: L3MBTL3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.18 (p 0.487, n 18), 95% CI -0.32 to +0.59. 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: +0.12 (p 0.627, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.04 to +0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.18 (p 0.487, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for L3MBTL3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.