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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1812
18 Oct 2026, 07:06 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionALG10 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7a969a850d62e56b
discovery+0.38 p=0.316 n=9
replication+0.03 p=0.947 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.38, p 0.316)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1812: ALG10 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.35 (p 0.153, n 18), 95% CI -0.14 to +0.70. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.38 (p 0.118, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.36 (p 0.148, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.27 to +0.51, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.35 (p 0.153, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ALG10 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.