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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5792
21 Oct 2026, 23:01 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAR in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredbacaa5a3e11bdc86
discovery+0.32 p=0.402 n=9
replication+0.12 p=0.767 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.32, p 0.402)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 5792: AR in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.28 (p 0.261, n 18), 95% CI -0.22 to +0.66. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.54 (p 0.021, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.47 (p 0.051, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.18 to +0.46, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.28 (p 0.261, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for AR in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.