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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3348
19 Oct 2026, 17:55 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRTRAF in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4eeb1a9cceb31699
discovery-0.10 p=0.807 n=9
replication+0.21 p=0.581 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.10, p 0.807)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 3348: RTRAF in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.13 (p 0.597, n 18), 95% CI -0.36 to +0.57. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.11 (p 0.677, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.11 (p 0.671, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.01 to +0.24, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.13 (p 0.597, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RTRAF in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.