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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6422
22 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRNASEL in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.66 p=0.053 n=9
replication+0.33 p=0.385 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.66, p 0.053)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6422: RNASEL in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.46 (p 0.055, n 18), 95% CI -0.01 to +0.76. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.46 (p 0.055, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.31 (p 0.207, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.37 to +0.62, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.46 (p 0.055, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RNASEL in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.