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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6251
22 Oct 2026, 08:34 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSREBF2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7f6d574b262fa379
discovery+0.28 p=0.472 n=9
replication-0.05 p=0.894 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.28, p 0.472)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 6251: SREBF2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.11 (p 0.652, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.03 (p 0.894, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.08 (p 0.748, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.00 to +0.27, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.652, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SREBF2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.