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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4441
20 Oct 2026, 17:34 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionKCNF1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered70752fbf25707051
discovery-0.53 p=0.140 n=9
replication+0.41 p=0.272 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.53, p 0.140)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 4441: KCNF1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.03 (p 0.901, n 18), 95% CI -0.44 to +0.49. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.07 (p 0.774, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.05 (p 0.854, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.09 to +0.14, sign flips 5; without severely affected donors +0.03 (p 0.901, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for KCNF1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.