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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16151
31 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCAND1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0971752d3d389fe1
discovery+0.09 p=0.820 n=9
replication-0.06 p=0.874 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.09, p 0.820)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16151: CAND1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.00 (p 0.990, n 18), 95% CI -0.47 to +0.46. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.01 (p 0.983, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.14 to +0.10, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors -0.00 (p 0.990, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in oligodendrocytes: +0.64 (p 0.0044, n 18) vs -0.00 in dopamine neurons. proposing oligodendrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CAND1 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up CAND1 · oligodendrocytes · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) +0.23 p 0.424 (needs p < 1.4e-4)