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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3359
19 Oct 2026, 18:12 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPDS5B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredef1bfebf16a58928
discovery+0.16 p=0.685 n=9
replication+0.37 p=0.329 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.16, p 0.685)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3359: PDS5B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.34 (p 0.167, n 18), 95% CI -0.15 to +0.70. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.38 (p 0.118, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.45 (p 0.063, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.26 to +0.50, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.34 (p 0.167, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PDS5B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.