The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0110
16 Oct 2026, 16:46 UTCastrocytes, braak
predictionADRB1 in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered37efd9922ef32d3f
discovery-0.06 p=0.726 n=42
replication-0.22 p=0.168 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.06, p 0.726)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0110: ADRB1 in astrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample -0.12 (p 0.290, n 84), 95% CI -0.32 to +0.10. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: -0.12 (p 0.269, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis +0.26 (p 0.016); controlling for it: -0.09 (p 0.435, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.15 to -0.09, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.13 (p 0.274, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ADRB1 in astrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.