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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0696
17 Oct 2026, 04:32 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionADRA1A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.74 p=0.024 n=9
replication+0.37 p=0.334 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.74 p 0.024; held-out +0.37 p 0.334)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0696: ADRA1A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.52 (p 0.027, n 18), 95% CI +0.07 to +0.79. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.52 (p 0.027, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.55 (p 0.018, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.46 to +0.64, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.52 (p 0.027, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ADRA1A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.