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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 15313
30 Oct 2026, 16:52 UTCastrocytes, braak
predictionTPCN1 in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2b6c00b127b49431
discovery+0.50 p=0.166 n=9
replication-0.16 p=0.680 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.50, p 0.166)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 15313: TPCN1 in astrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample +0.15 (p 0.549, n 18), 95% CI -0.34 to +0.58. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis -0.21 (p 0.413); controlling for it: +0.36 (p 0.140, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.03 to +0.25, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.15 (p 0.549, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in oligodendrocytes: -0.76 (p 2.7e-4, n 18) vs +0.15 in astrocytes. proposing oligodendrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TPCN1 in astrocytes.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up TPCN1 · oligodendrocytes · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.25 p 0.374 (needs p < 1.5e-4)