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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5350
21 Oct 2026, 13:20 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSLC17A6 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered5670e055f5e082d0
discovery+0.26 p=0.502 n=9
replication+0.36 p=0.348 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.26, p 0.502)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5350: SLC17A6 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.32 (p 0.191, n 18), 95% CI -0.17 to +0.69. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.38 (p 0.120, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.37 (p 0.135, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.24 to +0.49, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.32 (p 0.191, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SLC17A6 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.