The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 1994
18 Oct 2026, 11:27 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionPCGF2 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered661d75f01b5572d5
discovery-0.94 p=2.1e-4 n=9
replication-0.10 p=0.807 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.94 p 2.1e-4; held-out -0.10 p 0.807)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 1994: PCGF2 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.60 (p 0.0080, n 18), 95% CI -0.84 to -0.19. the interval excludes zero: something may be there, smaller than a half can see.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.61 (p 0.0075, n 18). holds up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.71 (p 0.0010, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.74 to -0.56, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.60 (p 0.0080, n 18). robust.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for PCGF2 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.