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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 16608
31 Oct 2026, 21:06 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionZNF683 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registerede30f5bb87b77e350
discovery-0.60 p=0.090 n=9
replication+0.39 p=0.300 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.60, p 0.090)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 16608: ZNF683 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.23 (p 0.365, n 18), 95% CI -0.63 to +0.27. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.25 (p 0.310, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.46 (p 0.056, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.37 to -0.13, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.23 (p 0.365, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ZNF683 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.