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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7948
23 Oct 2026, 21:42 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionFOSB in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery-0.27 p=0.474 n=9
replication-0.27 p=0.487 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.27, p 0.474)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 7948: FOSB in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.38 (p 0.118, n 18), 95% CI -0.72 to +0.10. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.38 (p 0.118, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.38 (p 0.123, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.54 to -0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.38 (p 0.118, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in astrocytes: -0.62 (p 0.0057, n 18) vs -0.38 in dopamine neurons. proposing astrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for FOSB in dopamine neurons.
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