The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4934
21 Oct 2026, 04:21 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionAKR1C2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registereda6f75a5009757559
discovery+0.84 p=0.0047 n=9
replication+0.65 p=0.060 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.84 p 0.0047; held-out +0.65 p 0.060)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 4934: AKR1C2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.79 (p 9.5e-5, n 18), 95% CI +0.51 to +0.92. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.82 (p 3.6e-5, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.83 (p 2.1e-5, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.76 to +0.86, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.79 (p 9.5e-5, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for AKR1C2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.