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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7663
23 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPRKAG2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2fac60fd917d0461
discovery-0.04 p=0.909 n=9
replication-0.67 p=0.048 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.04, p 0.909)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 7663: PRKAG2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.50 (p 0.033, n 18), 95% CI -0.79 to -0.05. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.49 (p 0.037, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.69 (p 0.0014, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.60 to -0.44, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.50 (p 0.033, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PRKAG2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.