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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3487
19 Oct 2026, 20:55 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionARSA in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery-0.11 p=0.773 n=9
replication-0.69 p=0.041 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.11, p 0.773)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 3487: ARSA in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.45 (p 0.060, n 18), 95% CI -0.76 to +0.02. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.36 (p 0.140, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.38 (p 0.123, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.56 to -0.39, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.45 (p 0.060, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ARSA in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.