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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14369
29 Oct 2026, 18:59 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTXNDC2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered90bf36a5583dce34
discovery-0.82 p=0.0073 n=9
replication+0.09 p=0.820 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.82 p 0.0073; held-out +0.09 p 0.820)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 14369: TXNDC2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.40 (p 0.099, n 18), 95% CI -0.73 to +0.08. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.43 (p 0.077, 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 0.072, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.53 to -0.32, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.40 (p 0.099, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TXNDC2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.