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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13232
28 Oct 2026, 17:21 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionBTNL9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered974df9b4f9427c27
discovery+0.21 p=0.591 n=9
replication-0.61 p=0.082 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.21, p 0.591)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13232: BTNL9 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.10 (p 0.702, n 18), 95% CI -0.54 to +0.39. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.10 (p 0.702, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.09 (p 0.709, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.23 to +0.01, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors -0.10 (p 0.702, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for BTNL9 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.