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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11701
27 Oct 2026, 07:42 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMDM4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf97728d3d4006984
discovery+0.31 p=0.416 n=9
replication-0.07 p=0.852 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.31, p 0.416)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11701: MDM4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.03 (p 0.915, n 18), 95% CI -0.45 to +0.49. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.01 (p 0.976, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.23 (p 0.360, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.10 to +0.14, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors +0.03 (p 0.915, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MDM4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.