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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2498
18 Oct 2026, 23:23 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionALB in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered8ab908f048c301ad
discovery+0.61 p=0.078 n=9
replication+0.25 p=0.524 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.61, p 0.078)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2498: ALB in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.47 (p 0.047, 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: +0.42 (p 0.084, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.47 (p 0.051, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.40 to +0.56, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.47 (p 0.047, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ALB in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.