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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17117
01 Nov 2026, 07:40 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPTMA in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered26bfe684725902b4
discovery+0.04 p=0.928 n=9
replication-0.28 p=0.472 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.04, p 0.928)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17117: PTMA in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.02 (p 0.949, n 18), 95% CI -0.48 to +0.45. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.02 (p 0.949, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.18 (p 0.471, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.15 to +0.08, sign flips 7; without severely affected donors -0.02 (p 0.949, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PTMA in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.