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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16630
31 Oct 2026, 21:34 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionHECTD2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7a4db027ce923af1
discovery+0.35 p=0.349 n=9
replication+0.37 p=0.334 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.35, p 0.349)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16630: HECTD2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.39 (p 0.111, n 18), 95% CI -0.10 to +0.72. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.38 (p 0.125, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.38 (p 0.120, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.31 to +0.60, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.39 (p 0.111, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HECTD2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.