The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1262
17 Oct 2026, 18:37 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCACNA1G in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered1d7775cbe2d79827
discovery-0.78 p=0.013 n=9
replication+0.10 p=0.802 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.78 p 0.013; held-out +0.10 p 0.802)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1262: CACNA1G in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.31 (p 0.204, n 18), 95% CI -0.68 to +0.18. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.29 (p 0.239, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.48 (p 0.042, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.47 to -0.23, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.31 (p 0.204, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CACNA1G in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.