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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2192
18 Oct 2026, 16:22 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPP3CB in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc2023d78f9ddfbaa
discovery-0.49 p=0.183 n=9
replication+0.65 p=0.059 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.49, p 0.183)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2192: PPP3CB in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.01 (p 0.956, n 18), 95% CI -0.46 to +0.48. 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: -0.03 (p 0.922, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.11 to +0.14, sign flips 11; without severely affected donors +0.01 (p 0.956, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPP3CB in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.