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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13363
28 Oct 2026, 20:26 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMAL2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.58 p=0.101 n=9
replication+0.66 p=0.054 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.58, p 0.101)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13363: MAL2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.60 (p 0.0083, n 18), 95% CI +0.19 to +0.83. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.60 (p 0.0083, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.35 (p 0.156, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.54 to +0.68, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.60 (p 0.0083, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MAL2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.