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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4266
20 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLMX1A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered43f06be03cd39b16
discovery-0.58 p=0.103 n=9
replication+0.43 p=0.244 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.58, p 0.103)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 4266: LMX1A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.20 (p 0.434, n 18), 95% CI -0.30 to +0.61. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.22 (p 0.389, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.01 (p 0.983, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.10 to +0.35, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.20 (p 0.434, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LMX1A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.