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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17142
01 Nov 2026, 08:10 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionKIF16B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.14 p=0.723 n=9
replication+0.65 p=0.058 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.14, p 0.723)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 17142: KIF16B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.26 (p 0.289, n 18), 95% CI -0.23 to +0.65. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.28 (p 0.269, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.07 (p 0.794, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.20 to +0.43, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.26 (p 0.289, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for KIF16B in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.