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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16112
31 Oct 2026, 09:56 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCAMTA1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredad1a87e7b426bd72
discovery+0.06 p=0.879 n=9
replication-0.43 p=0.243 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.06, p 0.879)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16112: CAMTA1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.21 (p 0.413, n 18), 95% CI -0.61 to +0.29. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.16 (p 0.526, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.44 (p 0.069, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.35 to -0.11, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.21 (p 0.413, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in microglia: -0.62 (p 0.0062, n 18) vs -0.21 in dopamine neurons. proposing microglia.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CAMTA1 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up CAMTA1 · microglia · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.32 p 0.248 (needs p < 1.4e-4)