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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8881
24 Oct 2026, 17:58 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionWDR41 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredae1d76231fbaf830
discovery+0.43 p=0.247 n=9
replication+0.79 p=0.011 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.43, p 0.247)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 8881: WDR41 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.61 (p 0.0069, n 18), 95% CI +0.20 to +0.84. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.62 (p 0.0062, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.62 (p 0.0060, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.57 to +0.81, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.61 (p 0.0069, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for WDR41 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.