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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3645
20 Oct 2026, 00:24 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCDR2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered1fadf8a94909bc1c
discovery+0.54 p=0.133 n=9
replication-0.08 p=0.840 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.54, p 0.133)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECT1f10d0a3ce929ab6944a4f71…
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receipt 3645: CDR2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.26 (p 0.294, n 18), 95% CI -0.23 to +0.65. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.17 (p 0.509, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.18 (p 0.476, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.16 to +0.40, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.26 (p 0.294, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CDR2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.