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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17009
01 Nov 2026, 05:12 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPOX in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered003cf378897f9bc5
discovery-0.37 p=0.321 n=9
replication+0.03 p=0.929 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.37, p 0.321)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17009: PPOX in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.08 (p 0.748, n 18), 95% CI -0.53 to +0.40. 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: -0.26 (p 0.306, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.25 to +0.01, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors -0.08 (p 0.748, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPOX in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.