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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 15270
30 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMTX2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.28 p=0.473 n=9
replication-0.36 p=0.347 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.28, p 0.473)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 15270: MTX2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.12 (p 0.640, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.02 (p 0.928, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.04 to +0.29, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.12 (p 0.640, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MTX2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.