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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16345
31 Oct 2026, 15:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPDK3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc6643aa2f60221f5
discovery+0.11 p=0.773 n=9
replication+0.17 p=0.670 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.11, p 0.773)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16345: PDK3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.12 (p 0.633, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.56. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.31 (p 0.211, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.26 (p 0.306, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.00 to +0.23, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.12 (p 0.633, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PDK3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.