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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0565
17 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCHCHD2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.33 p=0.389 n=9
replication-0.27 p=0.476 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.33, p 0.389)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0565: CHCHD2 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: -0.06 (p 0.814, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.11 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 CHCHD2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.