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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6355
22 Oct 2026, 10:46 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACTA1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2c29677fb6653722
discovery-0.29 p=0.443 n=9
replication-0.43 p=0.243 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.29, p 0.443)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 6355: ACTA1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.42 (p 0.086, n 18), 95% CI -0.74 to +0.06. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.40 (p 0.103, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.64 (p 0.0040, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.57 to -0.34, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.42 (p 0.086, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACTA1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.