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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3555
19 Oct 2026, 22:25 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAGTPBP1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registerede406e010656f8ac9
discovery+0.58 p=0.104 n=9
replication+0.18 p=0.638 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.58, p 0.104)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3555: AGTPBP1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18), 95% CI -0.27 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.23 (p 0.365, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.29 (p 0.246, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.12 to +0.35, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for AGTPBP1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.