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24 Oct 2026, 15:02 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSEMA6D in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc1e0a468c96aed10
discovery+0.54 p=0.129 n=9
replication-0.26 p=0.493 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.54, p 0.129)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8751: SEMA6D in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18), 95% CI -0.38 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.05 (p 0.854, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.02 to +0.23, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SEMA6D in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.