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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6081
22 Oct 2026, 04:45 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCUL4B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.53 p=0.145 n=9
replication+0.60 p=0.089 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.53, p 0.145)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 6081: CUL4B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.58 (p 0.011, n 18), 95% CI +0.16 to +0.82. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.56 (p 0.015, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.48 (p 0.046, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.52 to +0.71, 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 CUL4B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.