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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5153
21 Oct 2026, 09:12 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRNF103 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredaa45796d4681257d
discovery-0.04 p=0.925 n=9
replication+0.23 p=0.560 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.04, p 0.925)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 5153: RNF103 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18), 95% CI -0.35 to +0.57. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.17 (p 0.509, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.22 (p 0.384, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.03 to +0.27, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RNF103 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.