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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2397
18 Oct 2026, 21:08 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCRP in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4e52b90eae98b8a6
discovery+0.25 p=0.514 n=9
replication+0.05 p=0.891 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.25, p 0.514)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2397: CRP in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.13 (p 0.603, n 18), 95% CI -0.36 to +0.56. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.05 (p 0.847, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.00 (p 0.990, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.05 to +0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.13 (p 0.603, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CRP in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.