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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4927
21 Oct 2026, 04:12 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionDR1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered3c999dcf893dba6c
discovery+0.45 p=0.227 n=9
replication-0.03 p=0.939 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.45, p 0.227)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 4927: DR1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.40 (p 0.099, n 18), 95% CI -0.08 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.39 (p 0.114, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.38 (p 0.120, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.30 to +0.53, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.099, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DR1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.