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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3911
20 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionYWHAG in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredae43cf7e86246f99
discovery+0.38 p=0.316 n=9
replication-0.05 p=0.893 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.38, p 0.316)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 3911: YWHAG in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.02 (p 0.942, n 18), 95% CI -0.45 to +0.48. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.01 (p 0.976, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.06 (p 0.814, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.08 to +0.16, sign flips 7; without severely affected donors +0.02 (p 0.942, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for YWHAG in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.