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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1567
18 Oct 2026, 01:52 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionATL2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf48cee7ba19c6868
discovery-0.07 p=0.859 n=9
replication+0.45 p=0.230 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.07, p 0.859)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 1567: ATL2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.19 (p 0.444, n 18), 95% CI -0.30 to +0.60. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.28 (p 0.254, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.10 to +0.34, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.19 (p 0.444, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ATL2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.