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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12449
28 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionEFNA5 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredcedf8937457137a1
discovery+0.37 p=0.323 n=9
replication+0.16 p=0.685 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.37, p 0.323)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 12449: EFNA5 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.44 (p 0.064, n 18), 95% CI -0.03 to +0.75. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.44 (p 0.067, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.46 (p 0.056, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.39 to +0.63, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.44 (p 0.064, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for EFNA5 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.