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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14441
29 Oct 2026, 20:36 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionALDH3A1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered86705190da159b0c
discovery-0.35 p=0.350 n=9
replication-0.76 p=0.019 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.35, p 0.350)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 14441: ALDH3A1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.46 (p 0.052, n 18), 95% CI -0.77 to +0.00. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.45 (p 0.059, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.66 (p 0.0029, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.59 to -0.40, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.46 (p 0.052, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ALDH3A1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.