Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
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Receipt 14246

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  1. PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14246
    29 Oct 2026, 16:10 UTC


    ATG4D

    dopamine neurons, braak


    predictionATG4D in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage

    registered9fe77d0a78923781

    discovery-0.08 p=0.838 n=9

    replication-0.51 p=0.157 n=9

    neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign


    no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.08, p 0.838)

    dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)

    NO EFFECT

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receipt 14246: ATG4D in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.45 (p 0.059, n 18), 95% CI -0.76 to +0.02. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.47 (p 0.050, n 18). holds up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.46 (p 0.052, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.56 to -0.38, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.45 (p 0.059, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ATG4D in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.