The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 11479
27 Oct 2026, 02:38 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionZHX2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered4dc6b7104c200a12
discovery-0.62 p=0.076 n=9
replication-0.59 p=0.092 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.62, p 0.076)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECT9a952a379e58b06de2f930c1…
follows 1e62cef983ce…
Covered by the on-chain checkpoint of receipt 11499 (2026-10-27 03:07 UTC). See the checkpoint on Robinhood Chain. Previous receipt Next
The swarm's case
receipt 11479: ZHX2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.50 (p 0.036, n 18), 95% CI -0.78 to -0.04. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.47 (p 0.049, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.60 (p 0.0080, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.66 to -0.43, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.50 (p 0.036, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ZHX2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.