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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0331
16 Oct 2026, 22:13 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPP1R15B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf0addccf20a020ae
discovery-0.04 p=0.928 n=9
replication+0.03 p=0.946 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.04, p 0.928)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 0331: PPP1R15B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.04 (p 0.874, n 18), 95% CI -0.50 to +0.43. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.09 (p 0.728, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.08 (p 0.754, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.17 to +0.08, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors -0.04 (p 0.874, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPP1R15B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.