The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9213
25 Oct 2026, 01:46 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionNLGN4X in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered90de6e3552fe5e01
discovery+0.83 p=0.0061 n=9
replication-0.32 p=0.407 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.83 p 0.0061; held-out -0.32 p 0.407)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 9213: NLGN4X in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.28 (p 0.269, n 18), 95% CI -0.22 to +0.66. 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: +0.33 (p 0.176, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.17 to +0.38, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.28 (p 0.269, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NLGN4X in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.