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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11493
27 Oct 2026, 02:58 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRPS26 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered9edf244bb40906eb
discovery+0.00 p=1.000 n=9
replication+0.51 p=0.160 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.00, p 1.000)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11493: RPS26 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.15 (p 0.561, n 18), 95% CI -0.34 to +0.57. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.15 (p 0.544, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.04 to +0.32, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.15 (p 0.561, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in astrocytes: +0.61 (p 0.0077, n 18) vs +0.15 in dopamine neurons. proposing astrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RPS26 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up RPS26 · astrocytes · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) +0.13 p 0.657 (needs p < 1.9e-4)