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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7704
23 Oct 2026, 16:11 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionDPH5 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered9db4b692d37abe29
discovery+0.41 p=0.269 n=9
replication+0.12 p=0.749 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.41, p 0.269)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 7704: DPH5 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.17 (p 0.493, n 18), 95% CI -0.32 to +0.59. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.09 (p 0.735, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.05 to +0.34, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.17 (p 0.493, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DPH5 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.