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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13088
28 Oct 2026, 14:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRGS8 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc366323b0e835d3a
discovery+0.04 p=0.911 n=9
replication+0.00 p=1.000 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.04, p 0.911)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13088: RGS8 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.11 (p 0.652, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.06 (p 0.800, 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 0.935, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.01 to +0.25, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.652, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RGS8 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.