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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6142
22 Oct 2026, 06:08 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRGS6 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb606ee51634a1ecc
discovery+0.45 p=0.219 n=9
replication-0.69 p=0.038 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.45, p 0.219)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 6142: RGS6 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.01 (p 0.983, n 18), 95% CI -0.46 to +0.47. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.05 (p 0.834, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.07 (p 0.781, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.14 to +0.10, sign flips 9; without severely affected donors +0.01 (p 0.983, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RGS6 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.