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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 14901
30 Oct 2026, 06:18 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionFANCE in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery-0.67 p=0.048 n=9
replication-0.50 p=0.170 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.67 p 0.048; held-out -0.50 p 0.170)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 14901: FANCE in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.49 (p 0.040, n 18), 95% CI -0.78 to -0.03. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.44 (p 0.069, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.48 (p 0.046, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.64 to -0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.49 (p 0.040, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for FANCE in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.