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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0113
16 Oct 2026, 16:59 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionHTR2A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered6841908740e81bc0
discovery+0.10 p=0.540 n=42
replication+0.02 p=0.908 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.10, p 0.540)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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receipt 0113: HTR2A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.05 (p 0.680, n 84), 95% CI -0.17 to +0.26. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: +0.08 (p 0.475, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: -0.04 (p 0.721, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.01 to +0.08, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.07 (p 0.544, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in oligodendrocytes: +0.57 (p 2.1e-8, n 84) vs +0.05 in dopamine neurons. proposing oligodendrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HTR2A in dopamine neurons.
follow-up confirmed in ventral tegmental area.
follow-up HTR2A · oligodendrocytes · braak: ventral tegmental area +0.34 p 0.0019 (needs p < 0.0028)