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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2728
19 Oct 2026, 03:50 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRAC1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredd9a1d6d90e384fa3
discovery+0.05 p=0.894 n=9
replication+0.06 p=0.888 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.05, p 0.894)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2728: RAC1 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: +0.07 (p 0.774, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.11 (p 0.677, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.04 to +0.22, sign flips 3; 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 RAC1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.