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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17279
01 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPRKX in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered309ffcd619594516
discovery-0.14 p=0.718 n=9
replication+0.47 p=0.206 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.14, p 0.718)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17279: PRKX in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18), 95% CI -0.35 to +0.57. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.05 (p 0.847, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.00 to +0.23, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PRKX in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.