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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 15780
31 Oct 2026, 02:36 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionESD in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered410c33ef604bc233
discovery+0.16 p=0.672 n=9
replication+0.75 p=0.020 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.16, p 0.672)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 15780: ESD in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.40 (p 0.103, n 18), 95% CI -0.09 to +0.73. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.38 (p 0.118, 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 +0.32 to +0.57, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.40 (p 0.103, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ESD in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.