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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1229
17 Oct 2026, 17:47 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACTR2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc7d2c28d0a9f4b59
discovery+0.60 p=0.089 n=9
replication-0.03 p=0.946 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.60, p 0.089)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 1229: ACTR2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.29 (p 0.235, n 18), 95% CI -0.20 to +0.67. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.28 (p 0.258, 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 +0.21 to +0.43, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.29 (p 0.235, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACTR2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.