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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0121
16 Oct 2026, 17:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPTPA in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered049caae9580f6558
discovery-0.16 p=0.307 n=42
replication-0.18 p=0.260 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.16, p 0.307)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0121: PTPA in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.17 (p 0.130, n 84), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.05. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: -0.15 (p 0.175, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: -0.10 (p 0.358, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.20 to -0.14, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.13 (p 0.269, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PTPA in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.