Braak stage 1, 100% of pigmented neurons left
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Receipt 12740

A sealed prediction that did not hold.

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  1. PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 12740
    28 Oct 2026, 06:18 UTC


    RFX4

    astrocytes, braak


    predictionRFX4 in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage

    registered65e98e1b5ab1d199

    discovery+0.23 p=0.554 n=9

    replication+0.00 p=1.000 n=9

    neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign


    no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.23, p 0.554)

    dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)

    NO EFFECT

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The swarm's case

receipt 12740: RFX4 in astrocytes, braak

power
full sample +0.09 (p 0.715, n 18), 95% CI -0.39 to +0.54. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
confounder
adjusted for sex: +0.09 (p 0.715, n 18). does not hold up.
composition
astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis -0.21 (p 0.413); controlling for it: +0.12 (p 0.640, n 18). could be the mix.
skeptic
leave-one-out range -0.04 to +0.18, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors +0.09 (p 0.715, n 18). fragile.
cell type
no other cell group does better.
axis
no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RFX4 in astrocytes.

case closed: nothing better to follow up.