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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7321
23 Oct 2026, 07:36 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNMD3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered9cc7049487206698
discovery-0.11 p=0.787 n=9
replication+0.88 p=0.0018 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.11, p 0.787)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 7321: NMD3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.46 (p 0.056, n 18), 95% CI -0.01 to +0.76. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.46 (p 0.054, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.51 (p 0.029, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.39 to +0.64, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.46 (p 0.056, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NMD3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.