The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0116
16 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionDDOST in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered3f2ea69b2ba98117
discovery-0.18 p=0.266 n=42
replication-0.05 p=0.773 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.18, p 0.266)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0116: DDOST in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.11 (p 0.311, n 84), 95% CI -0.32 to +0.10. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: -0.08 (p 0.492, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: -0.09 (p 0.420, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.14 to -0.08, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.12 (p 0.309, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for DDOST in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.