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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8446
24 Oct 2026, 08:06 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLYVE1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf5e40ffc4594ed17
discovery-0.44 p=0.234 n=9
replication+0.42 p=0.262 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.44, p 0.234)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTe9db6f12e1722258b84d8b18…
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The swarm's case
receipt 8446: LYVE1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18), 95% CI -0.44 to +0.49. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.01 (p 0.962, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.01 (p 0.962, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.12 to +0.13, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LYVE1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.