The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1138
17 Oct 2026, 15:24 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionMINK1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered5deff9cda8c798cf
discovery-0.75 p=0.021 n=9
replication-0.27 p=0.487 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.75 p 0.021; held-out -0.27 p 0.487)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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receipt 1138: MINK1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.55 (p 0.017, n 18), 95% CI -0.81 to -0.12. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.60 (p 0.0086, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.71 (p 8.7e-4, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.67 to -0.50, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.55 (p 0.017, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MINK1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.