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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 8405
24 Oct 2026, 07:17 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionUBE2E3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered9c76249106450643
discovery+0.10 p=0.790 n=9
replication-0.13 p=0.732 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.10, p 0.790)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 8405: UBE2E3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.12 (p 0.640, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.09 (p 0.709, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.06 to +0.19, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for UBE2E3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.