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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 13685
29 Oct 2026, 03:22 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionUSH2A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.40 p=0.288 n=9
replication+0.64 p=0.065 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.40, p 0.288)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 13685: USH2A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.48 (p 0.046, 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: +0.44 (p 0.064, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.46 (p 0.057, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.40 to +0.69, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.48 (p 0.046, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for USH2A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.