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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2823
19 Oct 2026, 06:05 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPON1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.48 p=0.187 n=9
replication+0.62 p=0.074 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.48, p 0.187)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2823: PON1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.44 (p 0.067, n 18), 95% CI -0.03 to +0.75. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.43 (p 0.079, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.41 (p 0.087, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.38 to +0.58, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.44 (p 0.067, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PON1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.