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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9601
25 Oct 2026, 09:40 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionUGT2A1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredba386b094a519736
discovery+0.54 p=0.130 n=9
replication-0.07 p=0.859 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.54, p 0.130)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 9601: UGT2A1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18), 95% CI -0.28 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.25 (p 0.315, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.24 (p 0.346, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.12 to +0.36, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for UGT2A1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.