The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1542
18 Oct 2026, 01:16 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionBCL9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered6644bc2900b076d8
discovery+0.82 p=0.0064 n=9
replication-0.60 p=0.088 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.82 p 0.0064; held-out -0.60 p 0.088)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1542: BCL9 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.11 (p 0.664, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.02 (p 0.942, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.08 to +0.21, sign flips 4; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for BCL9 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.