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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3426
19 Oct 2026, 19:35 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionOPRK1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered726ea683ac63f8a4
discovery+0.00 p=1.000 n=9
replication+0.47 p=0.197 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.00, p 1.000)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3426: OPRK1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.21 (p 0.403, n 18), 95% CI -0.28 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.21 (p 0.403, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.21 (p 0.403, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.10 to +0.36, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.21 (p 0.403, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for OPRK1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.