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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8506
24 Oct 2026, 09:26 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionARHGAP26 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered3b8336d996a28669
discovery+0.15 p=0.702 n=9
replication-0.46 p=0.216 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.15, p 0.702)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8506: ARHGAP26 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.13 (p 0.597, n 18), 95% CI -0.57 to +0.36. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.08 (p 0.741, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.17 (p 0.509, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.22 to -0.02, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.13 (p 0.597, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ARHGAP26 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.