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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11767
27 Oct 2026, 09:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionUBAP1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered588b0014ba4655cf
discovery+0.75 p=0.020 n=9
replication+0.26 p=0.499 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.75 p 0.020; held-out +0.26 p 0.499)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11767: UBAP1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.41 (p 0.093, n 18), 95% CI -0.07 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.34 (p 0.161, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.34 to +0.62, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.41 (p 0.093, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for UBAP1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.