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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6052
22 Oct 2026, 04:04 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSNCG in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered989cce67f5b4f70b
discovery+0.03 p=0.947 n=9
replication+0.40 p=0.285 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.03, p 0.947)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6052: SNCG in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.18 (p 0.476, n 18), 95% CI -0.31 to +0.60. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.19 (p 0.455, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.19 (p 0.444, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.07 to +0.36, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.18 (p 0.476, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SNCG in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.