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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9568
25 Oct 2026, 08:59 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSF3A1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered5e986e511939a549
discovery+0.50 p=0.168 n=9
replication-0.49 p=0.181 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.50, p 0.168)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 9568: SF3A1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.00 (p 0.997, n 18), 95% CI -0.47 to +0.47. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.01 (p 0.962, 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 -0.10 to +0.15, sign flips 9; without severely affected donors +0.00 (p 0.997, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SF3A1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.