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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9493
25 Oct 2026, 07:17 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMGST2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered6eb6548176f2f92f
discovery-0.90 p=0.0011 n=9
replication-0.25 p=0.508 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.90 p 0.0011; held-out -0.25 p 0.508)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 9493: MGST2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.48 (p 0.043, n 18), 95% CI -0.77 to -0.02. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.49 (p 0.037, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.52 (p 0.026, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.64 to -0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.48 (p 0.043, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MGST2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.