The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0525
17 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTColigodendrocytes, braak
predictionMAPT in oligodendrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf32b99c1c39acb31
discovery-0.87 p=0.0025 n=9
replication-0.09 p=0.812 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.87 p 0.0025; held-out -0.09 p 0.812)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
DID NOT REPLICATE88f7faf2d547c8f73f06d69b…
follows 12f3610166bc…
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The swarm's case
receipt 0525: MAPT in oligodendrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample -0.35 (p 0.153, n 18), 95% CI -0.70 to +0.14. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.31 (p 0.218, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- oligodendrocytes share of nuclei vs axis +0.03 (p 0.915); controlling for it: -0.27 (p 0.273, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.56 to -0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.35 (p 0.153, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MAPT in oligodendrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.