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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7545
23 Oct 2026, 12:39 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPP1R1B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered472528d77f65f351
discovery-0.44 p=0.234 n=9
replication-0.79 p=0.011 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.44, p 0.234)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 7545: PPP1R1B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.69 (p 0.0014, n 18), 95% CI -0.88 to -0.34. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.76 (p 2.2e-4, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.75 (p 3.7e-4, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.74 to -0.66, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.69 (p 0.0014, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPP1R1B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.