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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0627
17 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSEC23IP in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.05 p=0.894 n=9
replication+0.04 p=0.927 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.05, p 0.894)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0627: SEC23IP in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.09 (p 0.728, n 18), 95% CI -0.53 to +0.40. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.17 (p 0.498, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.06 (p 0.800, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.24 to +0.01, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors -0.09 (p 0.728, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SEC23IP in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.