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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 10030
25 Oct 2026, 19:12 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACSS2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered89df77e1ef8cd69a
discovery-0.20 p=0.613 n=9
replication-0.81 p=0.0075 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.20, p 0.613)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 10030: ACSS2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.41 (p 0.087, n 18), 95% CI -0.74 to +0.07. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.39 (p 0.107, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.39 (p 0.107, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.59 to -0.33, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.41 (p 0.087, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACSS2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.