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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0946
17 Oct 2026, 10:21 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPPP1R12A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered75f24824098833a9
discovery-0.27 p=0.485 n=9
replication+0.20 p=0.601 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.27, p 0.485)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 0946: PPP1R12A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.00 (p 0.990, n 18), 95% CI -0.46 to +0.47. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.01 (p 0.976, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.13 (p 0.621, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.09 to +0.15, sign flips 12; without severely affected donors +0.00 (p 0.990, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PPP1R12A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.