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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8393
24 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPLTP in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredddf261826cae3d10
discovery-0.16 p=0.689 n=9
replication-0.69 p=0.041 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.16, p 0.689)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 8393: PLTP in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.43 (p 0.077, n 18), 95% CI -0.75 to +0.05. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.43 (p 0.077, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.53 (p 0.023, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.57 to -0.34, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.43 (p 0.077, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PLTP in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.