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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6584
22 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionHMGA2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered281ef5e4921197b0
discovery-0.03 p=0.944 n=9
replication+0.56 p=0.114 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.03, p 0.944)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECT0307811d1c76e02432b74575…
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The swarm's case
receipt 6584: HMGA2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.46 (p 0.052, n 18), 95% CI -0.00 to +0.77. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.41 (p 0.093, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.47 (p 0.049, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.39 to +0.67, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.46 (p 0.052, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HMGA2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.