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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9234
25 Oct 2026, 02:16 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPMPCA in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredefc7ed87b64b3b5d
discovery-0.94 p=2.1e-4 n=9
replication+0.13 p=0.733 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.94 p 2.1e-4; held-out +0.13 p 0.733)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 9234: PMPCA in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.50 (p 0.034, n 18), 95% CI -0.78 to -0.04. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.50 (p 0.036, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.52 (p 0.028, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.64 to -0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.50 (p 0.034, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PMPCA in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.