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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16918
01 Nov 2026, 03:16 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLMTK3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registerede1e6f7cb99416018
discovery-0.39 p=0.299 n=9
replication-0.34 p=0.373 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.39, p 0.299)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16918: LMTK3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.32 (p 0.194, n 18), 95% CI -0.69 to +0.17. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.32 (p 0.191, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.41 (p 0.093, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.42 to -0.24, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.32 (p 0.194, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in astrocytes: -0.59 (p 0.0099, n 18) vs -0.32 in dopamine neurons. proposing astrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LMTK3 in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up LMTK3 · astrocytes · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) -0.43 p 0.131 (needs p < 1.4e-4)