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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5522
21 Oct 2026, 16:57 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACVR1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf7b6394186936df5
discovery+0.47 p=0.199 n=9
replication-0.34 p=0.374 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.47, p 0.199)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 5522: ACVR1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.01 (p 0.956, n 18), 95% CI -0.46 to +0.48. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.00 (p 0.997, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.03 (p 0.894, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.10 to +0.13, sign flips 7; without severely affected donors +0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACVR1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.