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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3230
19 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNGB in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2477f6a01c87c54e
discovery+0.15 p=0.699 n=9
replication-0.72 p=0.028 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.15, p 0.699)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3230: NGB in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.29 (p 0.243, n 18), 95% CI -0.67 to +0.20. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.26 (p 0.289, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.37 (p 0.127, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.46 to -0.20, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.29 (p 0.243, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NGB in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.