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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5821
21 Oct 2026, 23:37 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionARFGAP1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered87e55643f76315ee
discovery+0.29 p=0.449 n=9
replication-0.37 p=0.323 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.29, p 0.449)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5821: ARFGAP1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.20 (p 0.418, n 18), 95% CI -0.29 to +0.61. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.20 (p 0.418, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.15 (p 0.549, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.10 to +0.33, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.20 (p 0.418, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ARFGAP1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.