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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17196
01 Nov 2026, 09:22 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSTON2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered53ceca01cd5e4fa0
discovery-0.18 p=0.648 n=9
replication+0.06 p=0.873 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.18, p 0.648)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17196: STON2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.04 (p 0.867, n 18), 95% CI -0.50 to +0.43. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.07 (p 0.787, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.03 (p 0.894, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.20 to +0.05, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors -0.04 (p 0.867, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for STON2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.