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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12724
28 Oct 2026, 05:59 UTCastrocytes, braak
predictionMAPK4 in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered7c065369e033dabf
discovery+0.16 p=0.685 n=9
replication+0.11 p=0.787 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.16, p 0.685)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 12724: MAPK4 in astrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample +0.09 (p 0.728, n 18), 95% CI -0.40 to +0.53. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.14 (p 0.579, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis -0.21 (p 0.413); controlling for it: +0.13 (p 0.621, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.04 to +0.20, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors +0.09 (p 0.728, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for MAPK4 in astrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.