The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6541
22 Oct 2026, 14:56 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionATP2A2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered10834f3eca7a4b7c
discovery+0.96 p=3.5e-5 n=9
replication-0.21 p=0.581 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.96 p 3.5e-5; held-out -0.21 p 0.581)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 6541: ATP2A2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.42 (p 0.082, n 18), 95% CI -0.06 to +0.74. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.37 (p 0.135, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.31 (p 0.207, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.34 to +0.55, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.42 (p 0.082, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ATP2A2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.