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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 15535
30 Oct 2026, 21:49 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACTR1B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered69b4f3f243501a7a
discovery-0.12 p=0.756 n=9
replication-0.37 p=0.321 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.12, p 0.756)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 15535: ACTR1B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.31 (p 0.211, n 18), 95% CI -0.68 to +0.18. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.37 (p 0.135, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.47 (p 0.047, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.43 to -0.20, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.31 (p 0.211, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACTR1B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.