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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0042
16 Oct 2026, 15:23 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionDRD3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.12 p=0.446 n=42
replication-0.10 p=0.538 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.12, p 0.446)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0042: DRD3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.03 (p 0.805, n 84), 95% CI -0.19 to +0.24. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: +0.02 (p 0.824, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: +0.01 (p 0.956, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.06, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors +0.07 (p 0.523, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DRD3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.