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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 10446
26 Oct 2026, 03:37 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSAP18 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered68a02438449eed8b
discovery+0.81 p=0.0087 n=9
replication+0.02 p=0.964 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.81 p 0.0087; held-out +0.02 p 0.964)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 10446: SAP18 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.43 (p 0.075, n 18), 95% CI -0.05 to +0.75. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.39 (p 0.105, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.51 (p 0.031, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.36 to +0.58, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.43 (p 0.075, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SAP18 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.