The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0101
16 Oct 2026, 16:34 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNDUFA9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered06e32157cb6c23f3
discovery-0.24 p=0.127 n=42
replication+0.18 p=0.256 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.24, p 0.127)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0101: NDUFA9 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.03 (p 0.786, n 84), 95% CI -0.24 to +0.19. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: -0.03 (p 0.787, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: -0.03 (p 0.810, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.07 to +0.00, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.03 (p 0.822, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NDUFA9 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.