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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16980
01 Nov 2026, 04:33 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPRPF40A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.26 p=0.493 n=9
replication+0.37 p=0.329 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.26, p 0.493)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16980: PRPF40A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.34 (p 0.164, n 18), 95% CI -0.15 to +0.70. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.33 (p 0.185, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.40 (p 0.099, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.25 to +0.52, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.34 (p 0.164, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PRPF40A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.