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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5381
21 Oct 2026, 14:01 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSYNE1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.70 p=0.035 n=9
replication+0.26 p=0.502 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.70 p 0.035; held-out +0.26 p 0.502)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5381: SYNE1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.41 (p 0.087, n 18), 95% CI -0.07 to +0.74. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.43 (p 0.075, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.44 (p 0.067, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.35 to +0.59, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.41 (p 0.087, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SYNE1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.