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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1227
17 Oct 2026, 17:45 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionHIPK1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredcc4c954b618135a4
discovery+0.25 p=0.514 n=9
replication+0.63 p=0.071 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.25, p 0.514)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1227: HIPK1 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: +0.41 (p 0.093, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.41 (p 0.087, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.33 to +0.51, 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 HIPK1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.