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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17184
01 Nov 2026, 09:08 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPNMA6A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered95f6754434b851c8
discovery-0.01 p=0.982 n=9
replication-0.12 p=0.766 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.01, p 0.982)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17184: PNMA6A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.06 (p 0.820, n 18), 95% CI -0.51 to +0.42. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.09 (p 0.722, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.09 (p 0.715, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.19 to +0.06, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors -0.06 (p 0.820, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PNMA6A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.