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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1642
18 Oct 2026, 02:58 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAPH1A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered98df8a2cb4e1f271
discovery-0.75 p=0.020 n=9
replication-0.29 p=0.445 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.75 p 0.020; held-out -0.29 p 0.445)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 1642: APH1A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.52 (p 0.028, n 18), 95% CI -0.79 to -0.07. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.48 (p 0.043, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.52 (p 0.026, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.60 to -0.45, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.52 (p 0.028, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for APH1A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.