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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12441
28 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNGEF in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf674ee6a43f6e9b4
discovery-0.10 p=0.803 n=9
replication-0.49 p=0.183 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.10, p 0.803)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 12441: NGEF in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.21 (p 0.408, n 18), 95% CI -0.61 to +0.29. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.24 (p 0.328, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.34 (p 0.167, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.35 to -0.11, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.21 (p 0.408, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NGEF in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.