The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11438
27 Oct 2026, 02:24 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionIL7 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered851c1ea5657f215b
discovery+0.69 p=0.039 n=9
replication+0.14 p=0.722 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.69 p 0.039; held-out +0.14 p 0.722)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
DID NOT REPLICATEa1d1a5d57799ba199430e3ab…
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The swarm's case
receipt 11438: IL7 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.37 (p 0.127, n 18), 95% CI -0.11 to +0.72. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.36 (p 0.142, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.38 (p 0.123, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.30 to +0.54, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.37 (p 0.127, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for IL7 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.