The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 2773
19 Oct 2026, 04:51 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionATXN1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredce40d301ade90422
discovery-0.69 p=0.041 n=9
replication+0.46 p=0.214 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.69 p 0.041; held-out +0.46 p 0.214)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 2773: ATXN1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.14 (p 0.573, n 18), 95% CI -0.57 to +0.35. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.15 (p 0.544, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.17 (p 0.498, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.28 to -0.04, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.14 (p 0.573, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ATXN1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.