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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11426
27 Oct 2026, 02:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCST7 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered6335a56587938660
discovery-0.37 p=0.334 n=9
replication-0.07 p=0.856 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.37, p 0.334)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 11426: CST7 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.25 (p 0.310, n 18), 95% CI -0.64 to +0.24. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.25 (p 0.310, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.31 (p 0.214, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.38 to -0.15, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.25 (p 0.310, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in microglia: -0.62 (p 0.0060, n 18) vs -0.25 in dopamine neurons. proposing microglia.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CST7 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up CST7 · microglia · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.28 p 0.328 (needs p < 1.9e-4)