The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 17076
01 Nov 2026, 06:47 UTCastrocytes, braak
predictionSLC25A48 in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered48307d9c019529b8
discovery-0.27 p=0.487 n=9
replication-0.15 p=0.705 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.27, p 0.487)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTb25b45889ecffea1000eb2c9…
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The swarm's case
receipt 17076: SLC25A48 in astrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample -0.24 (p 0.341, n 18), 95% CI -0.63 to +0.26. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.18 (p 0.487, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis -0.21 (p 0.413); controlling for it: -0.14 (p 0.573, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.42 to -0.17, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.24 (p 0.341, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for SLC25A48 in astrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.