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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0950
17 Oct 2026, 10:27 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMAP4K2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered8e9fdf7c1bb6e79b
discovery-0.10 p=0.802 n=9
replication-0.84 p=0.0046 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.10, p 0.802)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 0950: MAP4K2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.51 (p 0.031, n 18), 95% CI -0.79 to -0.06. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.50 (p 0.035, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.56 (p 0.015, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.62 to -0.44, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.51 (p 0.031, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MAP4K2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.