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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2174
18 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRORA in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.09 p=0.822 n=9
replication+0.07 p=0.849 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.09, p 0.822)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2174: RORA in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.09 (p 0.709, n 18), 95% CI -0.39 to +0.54. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.06 (p 0.807, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.04 (p 0.874, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.23, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors +0.09 (p 0.709, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RORA in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.