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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5344
21 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionASNSD1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registerede1966e434ed80cf6
discovery+0.82 p=0.0068 n=9
replication+0.15 p=0.699 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.82 p 0.0068; held-out +0.15 p 0.699)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5344: ASNSD1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.47 (p 0.049, n 18), 95% CI +0.01 to +0.77. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.44 (p 0.069, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.52 (p 0.028, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.40 to +0.63, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.47 (p 0.049, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ASNSD1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.