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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4116
20 Oct 2026, 10:13 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionALS2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered89056da272839eae
discovery+0.63 p=0.067 n=9
replication+0.17 p=0.656 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.63, p 0.067)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 4116: ALS2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.39 (p 0.107, n 18), 95% CI -0.09 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.42 (p 0.084, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.66 (p 0.0031, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.31 to +0.54, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.39 (p 0.107, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ALS2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.