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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9698
25 Oct 2026, 11:49 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPRKAR2B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc9a6330852769612
discovery+0.48 p=0.186 n=9
replication+0.79 p=0.011 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.48, p 0.186)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 9698: PRKAR2B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.66 (p 0.0030, n 18), 95% CI +0.28 to +0.86. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.63 (p 0.0055, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.67 (p 0.0022, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.62 to +0.80, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.66 (p 0.0030, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PRKAR2B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.