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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6719
22 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSHMT2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf541484f81f1c8b6
discovery+0.03 p=0.944 n=9
replication-0.02 p=0.964 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)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6719: SHMT2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.11 (p 0.664, n 18), 95% CI -0.55 to +0.38. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.14 (p 0.573, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.27 (p 0.285, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.25 to -0.01, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SHMT2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.