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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14534
29 Oct 2026, 22:40 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPRB3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.94 p=2.1e-4 n=9
replication-0.13 p=0.739 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.94 p 2.1e-4; held-out -0.13 p 0.739)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 14534: PRB3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.40 (p 0.097, n 18), 95% CI -0.08 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.39 (p 0.107, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.32 (p 0.198, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.34 to +0.58, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.097, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PRB3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.