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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8960
24 Oct 2026, 19:45 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionARRDC3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7589737a0c699308
discovery-0.01 p=0.982 n=9
replication+0.67 p=0.047 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 8960: ARRDC3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.33 (p 0.185, n 18), 95% CI -0.16 to +0.69. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.32 (p 0.194, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.32 (p 0.194, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.24 to +0.50, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.33 (p 0.185, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ARRDC3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.