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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17109
01 Nov 2026, 07:29 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRPE65 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0c47bb1688dc8da3
discovery-0.05 p=0.893 n=9
replication+0.48 p=0.186 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.05, p 0.893)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17109: RPE65 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.23 (p 0.360, n 18), 95% CI -0.27 to +0.63. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.27 (p 0.285, 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 0.298, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.13 to +0.36, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.23 (p 0.360, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RPE65 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.