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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 15823
31 Oct 2026, 03:31 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPAK2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered25bbad72f294df0c
discovery+0.00 p=1.000 n=9
replication+0.12 p=0.753 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.00, p 1.000)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 15823: PAK2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.807, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. 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: +0.19 (p 0.460, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.02 to +0.19, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.807, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PAK2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.