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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9560
25 Oct 2026, 08:48 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionFAM13B in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7cee8bcb8280154f
discovery+0.48 p=0.186 n=9
replication-0.06 p=0.869 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.48, p 0.186)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 9560: FAM13B in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18), 95% CI -0.33 to +0.59. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.15 (p 0.555, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.34 (p 0.170, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.05 to +0.28, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.16 (p 0.515, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in OPCs: +0.60 (p 0.0089, n 18) vs +0.16 in dopamine neurons. proposing OPCs.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for FAM13B in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in substantia nigra, an independent cohort.
follow-up FAM13B · OPCs · braak: substantia nigra, an independent cohort (Parkinson's or LBD vs controls) +0.15 p 0.594 (needs p < 2.2e-4)