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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3373
19 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCHRFAM7A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.19 p=0.623 n=9
replication-0.20 p=0.613 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.19, p 0.623)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 3373: CHRFAM7A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.05 (p 0.834, n 18), 95% CI -0.51 to +0.42. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.13 (p 0.609, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.11 (p 0.652, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.18 to +0.05, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors -0.05 (p 0.834, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CHRFAM7A in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.