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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1684
18 Oct 2026, 03:59 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTMEM108 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4c92b7c2c509e41e
discovery+0.26 p=0.502 n=9
replication+0.42 p=0.265 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.26, p 0.502)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1684: TMEM108 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.40 (p 0.101, n 18), 95% CI -0.08 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.38 (p 0.116, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.30 (p 0.232, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.34 to +0.58, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.101, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TMEM108 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.