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21 Oct 2026, 11:22 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNUDT13 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.15 p=0.701 n=9
replication+0.45 p=0.227 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.15, p 0.701)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5257: NUDT13 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.38 (p 0.125, n 18), 95% CI -0.11 to +0.72. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.40 (p 0.099, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.47 (p 0.049, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.30 to +0.45, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.38 (p 0.125, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NUDT13 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.