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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0070
16 Oct 2026, 15:52 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionKIF5A in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered41ed0f91eebadc68
discovery+0.05 p=0.755 n=42
replication+0.12 p=0.463 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.05, p 0.755)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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receipt 0070: KIF5A in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.07 (p 0.537, n 84), 95% CI -0.15 to +0.28. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: +0.05 (p 0.663, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: -0.01 (p 0.943, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.04 to +0.10, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.00 (p 0.985, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- strongest in astrocytes: +0.30 (p 0.0059, n 84) vs +0.07 in dopamine neurons. proposing astrocytes.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for KIF5A in dopamine neurons.
follow-up registered; not confirmed in ventral tegmental area.
follow-up KIF5A · astrocytes · braak: ventral tegmental area +0.25 p 0.025 (needs p < 0.0045)