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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0529
17 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPSAP in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7add39dc27a76dda
discovery-0.11 p=0.778 n=9
replication-0.01 p=0.982 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.11, p 0.778)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 0529: PSAP in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.02 (p 0.928, n 18), 95% CI -0.45 to +0.48. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.02 (p 0.949, 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 0.722, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.07 to +0.18, sign flips 7; without severely affected donors +0.02 (p 0.928, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PSAP in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.