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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5927
22 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionDDHD2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.11 p=0.778 n=9
replication-0.43 p=0.244 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 5927: DDHD2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.09 (p 0.735, n 18), 95% CI -0.53 to +0.40. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.03 (p 0.922, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.10 (p 0.683, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.22 to +0.02, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors -0.09 (p 0.735, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DDHD2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.