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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2177
18 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionROBO2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered6941abc52b8cafec
discovery+0.77 p=0.014 n=9
replication+0.15 p=0.697 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.77 p 0.014; held-out +0.15 p 0.697)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2177: ROBO2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.47 (p 0.048, n 18), 95% CI +0.01 to +0.77. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.48 (p 0.045, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.53 (p 0.024, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.40 to +0.62, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.47 (p 0.048, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ROBO2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.