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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2375
18 Oct 2026, 20:40 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTF in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery-0.17 p=0.663 n=9
replication+0.20 p=0.615 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.17, p 0.663)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2375: TF in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.04 (p 0.874, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.16 (p 0.526, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.06 to +0.19, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TF in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.