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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16353
31 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionFEZF1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered1b617137468c6ec4
discovery-0.24 p=0.533 n=9
replication-0.03 p=0.944 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.24, p 0.533)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16353: FEZF1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.29 (p 0.246, n 18), 95% CI -0.67 to +0.21. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.28 (p 0.261, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.33 (p 0.182, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.42 to -0.20, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.29 (p 0.246, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for FEZF1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.