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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1831
18 Oct 2026, 07:33 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLRRTM4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered417a2d4ad8f82245
discovery+0.13 p=0.733 n=9
replication+0.33 p=0.386 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.13, p 0.733)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1831: LRRTM4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.28 (p 0.265, n 18), 95% CI -0.22 to +0.66. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.24 (p 0.337, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.18 (p 0.487, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.18 to +0.46, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.28 (p 0.265, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LRRTM4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.