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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0410
17 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSCARB1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7a5cff677c41c706
discovery+0.18 p=0.635 n=9
replication-0.82 p=0.0068 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.18, p 0.635)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 0410: SCARB1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.49 (p 0.039, n 18), 95% CI -0.78 to -0.03. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.48 (p 0.044, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.54 (p 0.019, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.60 to -0.43, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.49 (p 0.039, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SCARB1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.