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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2684
19 Oct 2026, 02:55 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRAB12 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb2b78e3af36dc731
discovery+0.05 p=0.894 n=9
replication-0.10 p=0.802 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.05, p 0.894)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2684: RAB12 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.09 (p 0.722, n 18), 95% CI -0.39 to +0.53. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.05 (p 0.847, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.04 (p 0.861, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.03 to +0.21, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.09 (p 0.722, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RAB12 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.