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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9773
25 Oct 2026, 13:31 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPCP4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.07 p=0.856 n=9
replication-0.10 p=0.802 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.07, p 0.856)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 9773: PCP4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.02 (p 0.935, n 18), 95% CI -0.45 to +0.48. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.02 (p 0.935, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.14 (p 0.573, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.09 to +0.13, sign flips 7; without severely affected donors +0.02 (p 0.935, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PCP4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.