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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8104
24 Oct 2026, 01:14 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionFXYD6 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered81fc60d78b563c0f
discovery+0.26 p=0.493 n=9
replication-0.38 p=0.316 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.26, p 0.493)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8104: FXYD6 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.04 (p 0.867, n 18), 95% CI -0.50 to +0.43. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.09 (p 0.722, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.03 (p 0.894, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.17 to +0.08, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors -0.04 (p 0.867, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for FXYD6 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.