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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6886
22 Oct 2026, 22:44 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionWASHC1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered84698415d8ae1e4c
discovery+0.32 p=0.407 n=9
replication-0.54 p=0.133 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.32, p 0.407)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6886: WASHC1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.05 (p 0.854, n 18), 95% CI -0.50 to +0.43. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.08 (p 0.748, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.23 (p 0.355, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.17 to +0.06, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors -0.05 (p 0.854, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for WASHC1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.