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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 15231
30 Oct 2026, 15:02 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionTMEM164 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered393fe3b45d100748
discovery-0.26 p=0.498 n=9
replication+0.13 p=0.735 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.26, p 0.498)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 15231: TMEM164 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.12 (p 0.646, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.04 (p 0.867, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.24, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors +0.12 (p 0.646, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TMEM164 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.