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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1534
18 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRAB26 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered432808edc7bfa236
discovery-0.30 p=0.436 n=9
replication-0.08 p=0.840 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.30, p 0.436)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 1534: RAB26 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.26 (p 0.306, n 18), 95% CI -0.65 to +0.24. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.23 (p 0.365, 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 0.191, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.44 to -0.15, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.26 (p 0.306, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in microglia: -0.65 (p 0.0033, n 18) vs -0.26 in dopamine neurons. proposing microglia.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RAB26 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up RAB26 · microglia · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.60 p 0.033 (needs p < 9.6e-4)