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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9688
25 Oct 2026, 11:35 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionABCB9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered36d32b811a2a04a9
discovery-0.05 p=0.893 n=9
replication-0.34 p=0.367 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.05, p 0.893)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 9688: ABCB9 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.33 (p 0.182, n 18), 95% CI -0.69 to +0.16. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.33 (p 0.179, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.36 (p 0.148, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.44 to -0.25, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.33 (p 0.182, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in oligodendrocytes: -0.69 (p 0.0016, n 18) vs -0.33 in dopamine neurons. proposing oligodendrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ABCB9 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up ABCB9 · oligodendrocytes · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.68 p 0.016 (needs p < 2.2e-4)