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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12217
27 Oct 2026, 19:08 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionINA in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.75 p=0.021 n=9
replication-0.24 p=0.539 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.75 p 0.021; held-out -0.24 p 0.539)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 12217: INA in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.16 (p 0.521, n 18), 95% CI -0.33 to +0.58. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.19 (p 0.460, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.26 (p 0.298, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.05 to +0.33, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.16 (p 0.521, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for INA in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.