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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4055
20 Oct 2026, 08:53 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLPIN2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered255d077df93bfb94
discovery-0.73 p=0.026 n=9
replication-0.08 p=0.838 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.73 p 0.026; held-out -0.08 p 0.838)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
DID NOT REPLICATE8175b309e8187c2f01eead16…
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The swarm's case
receipt 4055: LPIN2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.39 (p 0.105, n 18), 95% CI -0.73 to +0.09. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.36 (p 0.148, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.28 (p 0.254, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.55 to -0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.39 (p 0.105, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LPIN2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.