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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12388
27 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionUSP5 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredcf7a4ae7012e632f
discovery-0.63 p=0.068 n=9
replication-0.55 p=0.125 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.63, p 0.068)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 12388: USP5 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.65 (p 0.0037, n 18), 95% CI -0.86 to -0.26. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.67 (p 0.0023, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.67 (p 0.0024, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.71 to -0.61, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.65 (p 0.0037, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for USP5 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.