The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3196
19 Oct 2026, 14:34 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPDCD4 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredb7887ccffe31c0fb
discovery+0.84 p=0.0048 n=9
replication-0.08 p=0.842 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.84 p 0.0048; held-out -0.08 p 0.842)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
DID NOT REPLICATEe984640b4178a613022cac3e…
follows 5727ecf948be…
Covered by the on-chain checkpoint of receipt 10865 (2026-10-26 13:05 UTC). See the checkpoint on Robinhood Chain. Previous receipt Next
The swarm's case
receipt 3196: PDCD4 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.34 (p 0.170, n 18), 95% CI -0.15 to +0.70. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.31 (p 0.207, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.40 (p 0.103, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.25 to +0.48, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.34 (p 0.170, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PDCD4 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.