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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 15427
30 Oct 2026, 19:23 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMMD in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.83 p=0.0051 n=9
replication-0.21 p=0.586 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.83 p 0.0051; held-out -0.21 p 0.586)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 15427: MMD in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.34 (p 0.173, n 18), 95% CI -0.16 to +0.69. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.16 (p 0.515, 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 0.567, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.26 to +0.50, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.34 (p 0.173, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MMD in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.