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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4321
20 Oct 2026, 14:55 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRSPH9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery-0.42 p=0.255 n=9
replication+0.16 p=0.672 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.42, p 0.255)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 4321: RSPH9 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.23 (p 0.365, n 18), 95% CI -0.63 to +0.27. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.25 (p 0.310, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.24 (p 0.328, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.37 to -0.13, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.23 (p 0.365, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RSPH9 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.