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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16438
31 Oct 2026, 17:17 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLIMA1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered99edd111d40d2e89
discovery+0.12 p=0.756 n=9
replication-0.21 p=0.581 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.12, p 0.756)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16438: LIMA1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.03 (p 0.922, n 18), 95% CI -0.49 to +0.45. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.03 (p 0.894, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.04 (p 0.861, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.11 to +0.11, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors -0.03 (p 0.922, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LIMA1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.