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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17216
01 Nov 2026, 09:46 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSPATS2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7412c4314b7976be
discovery+0.28 p=0.461 n=9
replication-0.32 p=0.406 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.28, p 0.461)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17216: SPATS2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.807, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.03 to +0.18, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.807, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SPATS2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.