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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14937
30 Oct 2026, 07:09 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTHAP9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.07 p=0.852 n=9
replication+0.39 p=0.299 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.07, p 0.852)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 14937: THAP9 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.21 (p 0.413, n 18), 95% CI -0.29 to +0.61. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.16 (p 0.526, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.17 (p 0.498, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.12 to +0.27, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.21 (p 0.413, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for THAP9 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.