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21 Oct 2026, 20:05 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSARM1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2d339c4147a775a8
discovery-0.14 p=0.714 n=9
replication-0.78 p=0.013 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.14, p 0.714)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5662: SARM1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.37 (p 0.130, n 18), 95% CI -0.71 to +0.12. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.32 (p 0.198, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.45 (p 0.063, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.52 to -0.28, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.37 (p 0.130, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in microglia: -0.69 (p 0.0014, n 18) vs -0.37 in dopamine neurons. proposing microglia.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SARM1 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up SARM1 · microglia · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (already registered)