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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8525
24 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMPP1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf66ffd1c3b3f8713
discovery+0.74 p=0.024 n=9
replication+0.00 p=1.000 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.74 p 0.024; held-out +0.00 p 1.000)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8525: MPP1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.35 (p 0.153, n 18), 95% CI -0.14 to +0.70. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.44 (p 0.064, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.47 (p 0.050, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.27 to +0.48, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.35 (p 0.153, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MPP1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.