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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13053
28 Oct 2026, 13:20 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionZDHHC20 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registerede716d6c889b40be9
discovery+0.22 p=0.565 n=9
replication-0.49 p=0.183 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.22, p 0.565)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13053: ZDHHC20 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.07 (p 0.774, n 18), 95% CI -0.52 to +0.41. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.09 (p 0.728, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.02 (p 0.928, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.22 to +0.04, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors -0.07 (p 0.774, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ZDHHC20 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.