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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0185
16 Oct 2026, 18:29 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSCN3A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered85915535b79dc179
discovery+0.74 p=0.022 n=9
replication+0.34 p=0.373 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.74 p 0.022; held-out +0.34 p 0.373)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 0185: SCN3A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.58 (p 0.012, n 18), 95% CI +0.15 to +0.82. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.54 (p 0.021, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.50 (p 0.033, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.52 to +0.72, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.58 (p 0.012, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SCN3A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.