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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13671
29 Oct 2026, 03:02 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMRPL44 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0e89608e9eebda3f
discovery+0.60 p=0.086 n=9
replication+0.27 p=0.484 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.60, p 0.086)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13671: MRPL44 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.47 (p 0.049, n 18), 95% CI +0.01 to +0.77. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.46 (p 0.052, 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 0.082, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.39 to +0.57, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.47 (p 0.049, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MRPL44 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.