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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12205
27 Oct 2026, 18:49 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRUSC1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4a3b57acac541cf8
discovery+0.37 p=0.329 n=9
replication-0.55 p=0.122 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.37, p 0.329)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 12205: RUSC1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.09 (p 0.735, n 18), 95% CI -0.53 to +0.40. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.04 (p 0.881, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.08 (p 0.761, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.24 to +0.05, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors -0.09 (p 0.735, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in OPCs: -0.66 (p 0.0031, n 18) vs -0.09 in dopamine neurons. proposing OPCs.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RUSC1 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up RUSC1 · OPCs · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.30 p 0.286 (needs p < 1.8e-4)