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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 10843
26 Oct 2026, 12:36 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPLXNA3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0c6c71b1b30623cd
discovery-0.15 p=0.702 n=9
replication+0.05 p=0.893 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.15, p 0.702)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 10843: PLXNA3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.24 (p 0.328, n 18), 95% CI -0.64 to +0.25. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.37 (p 0.130, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.44 (p 0.070, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.44 to -0.16, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.24 (p 0.328, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in microglia: +0.64 (p 0.0042, n 18) vs -0.24 in dopamine neurons. proposing microglia.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PLXNA3 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up PLXNA3 · microglia · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort: not measured