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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3518
19 Oct 2026, 21:36 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionOXTR in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb83b2b399b771031
discovery+0.24 p=0.533 n=9
replication-0.42 p=0.265 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.24, p 0.533)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3518: OXTR in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.05 (p 0.840, n 18), 95% CI -0.43 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.01 (p 0.956, 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 0.658, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.10 to +0.18, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.05 (p 0.840, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for OXTR in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.