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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0094
16 Oct 2026, 16:25 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCHCHD2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery-0.12 p=0.463 n=42
replication+0.03 p=0.831 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.12, p 0.463)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0094: CHCHD2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.03 (p 0.779, n 84), 95% CI -0.24 to +0.18. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: -0.01 (p 0.926, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: -0.05 (p 0.624, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.06 to +0.00, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.01 (p 0.910, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CHCHD2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.