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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2983
19 Oct 2026, 09:46 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAPAF1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered8f18c2f650f69813
discovery-0.11 p=0.787 n=9
replication+0.38 p=0.316 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.11, p 0.787)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 2983: APAF1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.04 (p 0.888, n 18), 95% CI -0.44 to +0.49. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.01 (p 0.976, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.01 (p 0.983, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.04 to +0.15, sign flips 6; without severely affected donors +0.04 (p 0.888, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for APAF1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.