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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1416
17 Oct 2026, 22:17 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionVAMP3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered98b1838ace153a4b
discovery+0.69 p=0.038 n=9
replication+0.10 p=0.790 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.69 p 0.038; held-out +0.10 p 0.790)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 1416: VAMP3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.41 (p 0.087, n 18), 95% CI -0.07 to +0.74. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.44 (p 0.070, 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 +0.33 to +0.51, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.41 (p 0.087, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for VAMP3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.