The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2173
18 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTCastrocytes, braak
predictionRORA in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf82f2619a90bf181
discovery+0.47 p=0.199 n=9
replication-0.36 p=0.344 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.47, p 0.199)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTd35c9bf8d28e14fb43eb1495…
follows 5b4e9560cff9…
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The swarm's case
receipt 2173: RORA in astrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample +0.22 (p 0.389, n 18), 95% CI -0.28 to +0.62. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.21 (p 0.393, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis -0.21 (p 0.413); controlling for it: +0.29 (p 0.246, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.11 to +0.36, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.22 (p 0.389, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RORA in astrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.