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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11732
27 Oct 2026, 08:22 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionDCTN2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2608764c7b9e9648
discovery-0.13 p=0.739 n=9
replication+0.02 p=0.964 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.13, p 0.739)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11732: DCTN2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.03 (p 0.894, n 18), 95% CI -0.49 to +0.44. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.16 to +0.08, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors -0.03 (p 0.894, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DCTN2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.