The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0593
17 Oct 2026, 02:31 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNDUFB9 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf258fe275a52c953
discovery+0.77 p=0.015 n=9
replication-0.45 p=0.219 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.77 p 0.015; held-out -0.45 p 0.219)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0593: NDUFB9 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.13 (p 0.603, n 18), 95% CI -0.36 to +0.56. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.15 (p 0.549, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.17 (p 0.504, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.07 to +0.29, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.13 (p 0.603, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NDUFB9 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.