Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
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Receipt 17133

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  1. PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17133
    01 Nov 2026, 07:59 UTC


    DGAT2

    dopamine neurons, braak


    predictionDGAT2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage

    registerede2acccf555da05d3

    discovery-0.21 p=0.591 n=9

    replication-0.61 p=0.084 n=9

    neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign


    no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.21, p 0.591)

    dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)

    NO EFFECT

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receipt 17133: DGAT2 in dopamine neurons, braak

power
full sample -0.45 (p 0.059, n 18), 95% CI -0.76 to +0.02. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: -0.45 (p 0.059, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.58 (p 0.012, n 18). not the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.60 to -0.39, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.45 (p 0.059, n 18). robust.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DGAT2 in dopamine neurons.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.