Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
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Receipt 16296

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  1. PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16296
    31 Oct 2026, 14:01 UTC

    TAF9

    dopamine neurons, braak

    predictionTAF9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage

    registeredec755b200ff093ef

    discovery-0.11 p=0.787 n=9

    replication+0.58 p=0.102 n=9

    neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign

    no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.11, p 0.787)

    dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)

    NO EFFECT

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receipt 16296: TAF9 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample +0.18 (p 0.471, n 18), 95% CI -0.31 to +0.60. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.20 (p 0.434, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.23 (p 0.360, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range +0.10 to +0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.18 (p 0.471, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TAF9 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.