The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0016
16 Oct 2026, 14:50 UTCdopamine neurons, resilience
predictionPLA2G6 in dopamine neurons differs in resilient donors (Lewy pathology, no parkinsonism)
registered5d03e84e7399a095
discovery+0.09 p=0.732 n=32
replication+0.18 p=0.570 n=23
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (rank-biserial r +0.09, p 0.732)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0016: PLA2G6 in dopamine neurons, resilience
- power
- full sample +0.14 (p 0.474, n 55), 95% CI -0.13 to +0.39. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: +0.15 (p 0.436, n 55). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.12 (p 0.542); controlling for it: +0.16 (p 0.412, n 55). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.05 to +0.24, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.14 (p 0.479, n 46). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "differs in resilient donors (Lewy pathology, no parkinsonism)" for PLA2G6 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.