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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6744
22 Oct 2026, 19:31 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMMP2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered3e1840b3904dc9d6
discovery+0.12 p=0.750 n=9
replication-0.18 p=0.638 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.12, p 0.750)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 6744: MMP2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.06 (p 0.800, n 18), 95% CI -0.52 to +0.42. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.08 (p 0.767, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.23 (p 0.360, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.19 to +0.06, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors -0.06 (p 0.800, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MMP2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.