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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0689
17 Oct 2026, 04:23 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACSL4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered555eb8b726d3b591
discovery-0.47 p=0.197 n=9
replication+0.69 p=0.042 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.47, p 0.197)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0689: ACSL4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.02 (p 0.928, n 18), 95% CI -0.45 to +0.48. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.01 (p 0.969, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.17 (p 0.493, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.12 to +0.17, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors +0.02 (p 0.928, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACSL4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.