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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8302
24 Oct 2026, 04:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRHBDD1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2e028bd7f99c5632
discovery+0.23 p=0.549 n=9
replication-0.33 p=0.387 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.23, p 0.549)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8302: RHBDD1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.01 (p 0.956, n 18), 95% CI -0.48 to +0.46. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.04 (p 0.881, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.11 (p 0.671, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.12 to +0.10, sign flips 11; without severely affected donors -0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RHBDD1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.