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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14476
29 Oct 2026, 21:23 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMANSC4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc6506ca161728aaf
discovery-0.53 p=0.143 n=9
replication+0.89 p=0.0013 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.53, p 0.143)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 14476: MANSC4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18), 95% CI -0.27 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.25 (p 0.319, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.25 (p 0.310, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.11 to +0.33, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.22 (p 0.374, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MANSC4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.