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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2622
19 Oct 2026, 02:11 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionARX in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered3e55246c04b2bd1f
discovery-0.30 p=0.428 n=9
replication+0.04 p=0.912 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.30, p 0.428)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2622: ARX in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.01 (p 0.983, n 18), 95% CI -0.47 to +0.46. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.16 (p 0.521, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.20 (p 0.434, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.11 to +0.11, sign flips 8; without severely affected donors -0.01 (p 0.983, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ARX in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.