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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12259
27 Oct 2026, 20:06 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionANKRD23 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered831a8514bc965e65
discovery+0.05 p=0.893 n=9
replication-0.19 p=0.618 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.05, p 0.893)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 12259: ANKRD23 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.12 (p 0.640, n 18), 95% CI -0.55 to +0.37. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.24 to +0.02, sign flips 1; without severely affected donors -0.12 (p 0.640, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ANKRD23 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.