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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7399
23 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPF4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0cbe3b1210fa20ff
discovery-0.16 p=0.685 n=9
replication+0.28 p=0.464 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.16, p 0.685)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 7399: PF4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.02 (p 0.935, n 18), 95% CI -0.45 to +0.48. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.07 (p 0.780, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.04 (p 0.888, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.11 to +0.08, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors +0.02 (p 0.935, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PF4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.