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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4950
21 Oct 2026, 04:40 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPP2R5D in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery-0.09 p=0.815 n=9
replication-0.81 p=0.0086 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.09, p 0.815)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 4950: PPP2R5D in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.40 (p 0.099, n 18), 95% CI -0.73 to +0.08. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.39 (p 0.114, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.46 (p 0.057, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.55 to -0.32, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.40 (p 0.099, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPP2R5D in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.