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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 15944
31 Oct 2026, 06:14 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionEPHA7 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered199173c9d051f0b9
discovery-0.01 p=0.982 n=9
replication+0.45 p=0.222 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.01, p 0.982)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 15944: EPHA7 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.35 (p 0.159, n 18), 95% CI -0.14 to +0.70. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.39 (p 0.105, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.41 (p 0.091, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.27 to +0.52, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.35 (p 0.159, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for EPHA7 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.