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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6079
22 Oct 2026, 04:43 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNCOA1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf6f3707ce84e46c2
discovery+0.21 p=0.586 n=9
replication+0.32 p=0.407 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.21, p 0.586)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6079: NCOA1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.19 (p 0.444, n 18), 95% CI -0.30 to +0.60. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.10 (p 0.690, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.17 (p 0.504, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.09 to +0.34, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.19 (p 0.444, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NCOA1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.