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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13068
28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMGRN1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered52176aa1431432d4
discovery-0.26 p=0.493 n=9
replication-0.37 p=0.329 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.26, p 0.493)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13068: MGRN1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18), 95% CI -0.72 to +0.11. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.41 (p 0.091, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.42 (p 0.080, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.50 to -0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.38 (p 0.120, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in OPCs: -0.61 (p 0.0075, n 18) vs -0.38 in dopamine neurons. proposing OPCs.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MGRN1 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up MGRN1 · OPCs · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.57 p 0.041 (needs p < 1.7e-4)