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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11833
27 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSLC6A8 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered94c62f888f90dd82
discovery-0.56 p=0.118 n=9
replication+0.61 p=0.084 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.56, p 0.118)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 11833: SLC6A8 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.03 (p 0.894, n 18), 95% CI -0.44 to +0.49. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.03 (p 0.894, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.06 (p 0.814, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.10 to +0.12, sign flips 4; 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 SLC6A8 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.