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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6127
22 Oct 2026, 05:49 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSEMA5A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registerede3ab77c605607a5a
discovery-0.29 p=0.443 n=9
replication+0.00 p=1.000 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.29, p 0.443)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6127: SEMA5A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.16 (p 0.515, n 18), 95% CI -0.59 to +0.33. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.14 (p 0.585, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.40 (p 0.099, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.31 to -0.05, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SEMA5A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.