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24 Oct 2026, 13:06 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionSLC15A3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered02a46cb31815c8bb
discovery-0.10 p=0.805 n=9
replication-0.58 p=0.102 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.10, p 0.805)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 8666: SLC15A3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.37 (p 0.130, n 18), 95% CI -0.71 to +0.12. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.38 (p 0.125, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.50 (p 0.034, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.54 to -0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.37 (p 0.130, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SLC15A3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.