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20 Oct 2026, 16:42 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCLN6 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.47 p=0.199 n=9
replication-0.42 p=0.265 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.47, p 0.199)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 4403: CLN6 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.07 (p 0.781, n 18), 95% CI -0.41 to +0.52. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.20 (p 0.429, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.09 (p 0.709, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.08 to +0.18, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.07 (p 0.781, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CLN6 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.