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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4747
21 Oct 2026, 00:35 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTK2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf839671a0099b394
discovery-0.09 p=0.825 n=9
replication+0.14 p=0.714 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.09, p 0.825)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 4747: TK2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.04 (p 0.861, n 18), 95% CI -0.43 to +0.50. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.00 (p 0.990, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.25 (p 0.323, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.04 to +0.18, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors +0.04 (p 0.861, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TK2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.