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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11724
27 Oct 2026, 08:11 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAFF2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered6857031e6eef62f6
discovery+0.21 p=0.586 n=9
replication+0.15 p=0.702 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.21, p 0.586)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11724: AFF2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.16 (p 0.526, n 18), 95% CI -0.33 to +0.58. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.21 (p 0.408, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.32 (p 0.191, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.03 to +0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.16 (p 0.526, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for AFF2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.