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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5328
21 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionOCLN in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered16de3b41e0754f17
discovery+0.30 p=0.426 n=9
replication-0.47 p=0.204 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.30, p 0.426)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5328: OCLN in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.02 (p 0.949, n 18), 95% CI -0.45 to +0.48. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.03 (p 0.908, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.11 to +0.14, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.02 (p 0.949, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for OCLN in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.