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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4135
20 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSUMF1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0d6c45609612099c
discovery+0.26 p=0.493 n=9
replication-0.40 p=0.292 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.26, p 0.493)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 4135: SUMF1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.09 (p 0.728, n 18), 95% CI -0.40 to +0.53. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.15 (p 0.549, 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 0.671, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.00 to +0.25, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.09 (p 0.728, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SUMF1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.