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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14323
29 Oct 2026, 17:52 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionASTN2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered749ca2ed20593b94
discovery-0.45 p=0.224 n=9
replication-0.16 p=0.680 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.45, p 0.224)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 14323: ASTN2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.33 (p 0.179, n 18), 95% CI -0.69 to +0.16. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.39 (p 0.109, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.43 (p 0.075, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.49 to -0.25, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.33 (p 0.179, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ASTN2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.