The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11291
26 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRPS21 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered59b12a72f0328918
discovery+0.43 p=0.244 n=9
replication+0.17 p=0.663 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.43, p 0.244)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTc1bb5b81cf93f88576feca65…
follows 4dfa45a2e219…
Covered by the on-chain checkpoint of receipt 11292 (2026-10-26 23:10 UTC). See the checkpoint on Robinhood Chain. Previous receipt Next
The swarm's case
receipt 11291: RPS21 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.31 (p 0.211, n 18), 95% CI -0.18 to +0.68. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.34 (p 0.173, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.33 (p 0.188, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.22 to +0.42, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.31 (p 0.211, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RPS21 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.