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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17208
01 Nov 2026, 09:35 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPCDH7 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.73 p=0.026 n=9
replication-0.01 p=0.982 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.73 p 0.026; held-out -0.01 p 0.982)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17208: PCDH7 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18), 95% CI -0.19 to +0.68. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.29 (p 0.243, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.38 (p 0.123, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.25 to +0.50, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.31 (p 0.218, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PCDH7 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.