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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16972
01 Nov 2026, 04:22 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNIPA1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.37 p=0.334 n=9
replication-0.43 p=0.253 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.37, p 0.334)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16972: NIPA1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.03 (p 0.894, n 18), 95% CI -0.44 to +0.49. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.14 (p 0.585, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.12 to +0.11, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.03 (p 0.894, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NIPA1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.