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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12156
27 Oct 2026, 17:43 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRAB39A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf740308d344cd032
discovery+0.24 p=0.529 n=9
replication+0.06 p=0.888 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.24, p 0.529)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 12156: RAB39A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.28 (p 0.258, n 18), 95% CI -0.21 to +0.66. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.25 (p 0.315, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.23 (p 0.369, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.16 to +0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.28 (p 0.258, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RAB39A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.