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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14050
29 Oct 2026, 11:45 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLTBR in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0ed33675862d2726
discovery-0.81 p=0.0080 n=9
replication+0.20 p=0.607 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.81 p 0.0080; held-out +0.20 p 0.607)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 14050: LTBR in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.39 (p 0.109, n 18), 95% CI -0.73 to +0.09. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.46 (p 0.054, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.54 (p 0.019, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.48 to -0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.39 (p 0.109, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LTBR in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.