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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2777
19 Oct 2026, 04:57 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionHSPA9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredabeb296b66fed34c
discovery+0.35 p=0.360 n=9
replication+0.65 p=0.058 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.35, p 0.360)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2777: HSPA9 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.44 (p 0.064, n 18), 95% CI -0.03 to +0.75. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.34 (p 0.164, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.42 (p 0.080, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.37 to +0.60, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.44 (p 0.064, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HSPA9 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.