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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6335
22 Oct 2026, 10:21 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPIK3CG in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredfa4f0f8241fc8e27
discovery+0.23 p=0.549 n=9
replication-0.07 p=0.859 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.23, p 0.549)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6335: PIK3CG in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.06 (p 0.814, n 18), 95% CI -0.51 to +0.42. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.11 (p 0.658, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.07 (p 0.781, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.19 to +0.06, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors -0.06 (p 0.814, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PIK3CG in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.