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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2200
18 Oct 2026, 16:35 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNEFL in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered5ead690de2553af6
discovery-0.21 p=0.583 n=9
replication+0.76 p=0.018 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.21, p 0.583)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2200: NEFL in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.23 (p 0.365, n 18), 95% CI -0.27 to +0.63. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.24 (p 0.341, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.24 (p 0.332, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.15 to +0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.23 (p 0.365, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NEFL in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.