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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3529
19 Oct 2026, 21:50 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPUM1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered904651b868a6903b
discovery-0.01 p=0.982 n=9
replication+0.68 p=0.042 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.01, p 0.982)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3529: PUM1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.31 (p 0.204, n 18), 95% CI -0.18 to +0.68. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.24 (p 0.328, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.38 (p 0.116, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.22 to +0.45, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.31 (p 0.204, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PUM1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.