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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6183
22 Oct 2026, 07:03 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionFGG in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered09de416f999b32b1
discovery+0.20 p=0.597 n=9
replication+0.65 p=0.060 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.20, p 0.597)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6183: FGG in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.39 (p 0.109, n 18), 95% CI -0.09 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.45 (p 0.060, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.42 (p 0.082, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.33 to +0.57, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.39 (p 0.109, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for FGG in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.