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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2669
19 Oct 2026, 02:33 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAXIN1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc16cfe9bfe1e0300
discovery+0.23 p=0.545 n=9
replication-0.63 p=0.068 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.23, p 0.545)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2669: AXIN1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.26 (p 0.302, n 18), 95% CI -0.65 to +0.24. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.46 (p 0.052, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.36 to -0.17, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.26 (p 0.302, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for AXIN1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.