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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16075
31 Oct 2026, 09:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPREX1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered027598d9d6b74aaf
discovery-0.14 p=0.724 n=9
replication-0.62 p=0.073 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.14, p 0.724)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16075: PREX1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.53 (p 0.022, n 18), 95% CI -0.80 to -0.09. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.53 (p 0.025, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.63 (p 0.0049, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.69 to -0.48, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.53 (p 0.022, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PREX1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.