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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4987
21 Oct 2026, 05:29 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSLC2A1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery-0.03 p=0.946 n=9
replication-0.88 p=0.0017 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.03, p 0.946)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 4987: SLC2A1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.58 (p 0.011, n 18), 95% CI -0.83 to -0.16. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.58 (p 0.011, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.58 (p 0.011, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.71 to -0.53, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.58 (p 0.011, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SLC2A1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.