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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 10523
26 Oct 2026, 05:19 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCOX17 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered32b0368b77e5e3ed
discovery+0.21 p=0.586 n=9
replication+0.61 p=0.078 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.21, p 0.586)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 10523: COX17 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.43 (p 0.075, n 18), 95% CI -0.05 to +0.75. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.46 (p 0.054, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.45 (p 0.059, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.36 to +0.62, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.43 (p 0.075, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for COX17 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.