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21 Oct 2026, 19:54 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNDN in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered03a576dbbb138eaa
discovery+0.46 p=0.217 n=9
replication+0.67 p=0.047 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.46, p 0.217)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5653: NDN in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.58 (p 0.013, n 18), 95% CI +0.15 to +0.82. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.58 (p 0.013, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.51 (p 0.029, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.54 to +0.66, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.58 (p 0.013, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NDN in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.