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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0506
17 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionLRRK2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered70cf5a9b7c398d2d
discovery+0.95 p=9.6e-5 n=9
replication-0.05 p=0.893 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.95 p 9.6e-5; held-out -0.05 p 0.893)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 0506: LRRK2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.44 (p 0.070, n 18), 95% CI -0.04 to +0.75. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.41 (p 0.091, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.39 (p 0.114, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.35 to +0.64, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.44 (p 0.070, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for LRRK2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.