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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9044
24 Oct 2026, 21:41 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPP6R2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered0420ea1078aa039e
discovery-0.74 p=0.023 n=9
replication-0.13 p=0.739 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.74 p 0.023; held-out -0.13 p 0.739)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 9044: PPP6R2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.42 (p 0.080, n 18), 95% CI -0.74 to +0.05. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.33 (p 0.176, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.33 (p 0.176, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.54 to -0.34, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.42 (p 0.080, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPP6R2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.