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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0865
17 Oct 2026, 08:26 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionS100A4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.01 p=0.982 n=9
replication+0.00 p=1.000 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.01, p 0.982)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0865: S100A4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.06 (p 0.800, n 18), 95% CI -0.52 to +0.42. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.01 (p 0.976, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.02 (p 0.942, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.22 to +0.07, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors -0.06 (p 0.800, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for S100A4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.