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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3616
19 Oct 2026, 23:48 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPDE6D in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2d5fa7bd8896753a
discovery-0.03 p=0.946 n=9
replication+0.05 p=0.892 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.03, p 0.946)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 3616: PDE6D in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.807, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.08 (p 0.754, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.00 to +0.23, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.807, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PDE6D in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.