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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13078
28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionXRCC5 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered1e97808e3c52f14c
discovery-0.21 p=0.586 n=9
replication+0.43 p=0.247 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.21, p 0.586)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13078: XRCC5 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.24 (p 0.328, n 18), 95% CI -0.25 to +0.64. 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: +0.31 (p 0.207, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.14 to +0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.24 (p 0.328, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for XRCC5 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.