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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11907
27 Oct 2026, 12:12 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPAT in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc7333109484cac25
discovery+0.27 p=0.487 n=9
replication-0.39 p=0.293 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.27, p 0.487)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 11907: PPAT in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.04 (p 0.874, n 18), 95% CI -0.50 to +0.43. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.13 (p 0.621, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.17 (p 0.493, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.15 to +0.08, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors -0.04 (p 0.874, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPAT in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.