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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1718
18 Oct 2026, 04:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNMT2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered3a5f8d996570e158
discovery+0.10 p=0.803 n=9
replication-0.47 p=0.197 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.10, p 0.803)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1718: NMT2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.04 (p 0.874, n 18), 95% CI -0.43 to +0.50. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.06 (p 0.807, 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 0.807, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.07 to +0.18, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors +0.04 (p 0.874, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NMT2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.