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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8223
24 Oct 2026, 03:12 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionUSP3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.02 p=0.964 n=9
replication+0.57 p=0.108 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.02, p 0.964)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 8223: USP3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.27 (p 0.277, n 18), 95% CI -0.22 to +0.65. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.28 (p 0.269, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.28 (p 0.269, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.18 to +0.41, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.27 (p 0.277, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for USP3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.