The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3105
19 Oct 2026, 12:25 UTCastrocytes, braak
predictionKCNA2 in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredcbbcc42162d32bb3
discovery+0.31 p=0.414 n=9
replication+0.78 p=0.014 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.31, p 0.414)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTc5815339a48c1361f92d0c74…
follows 5caccb3e4079…
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The swarm's case
receipt 3105: KCNA2 in astrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample +0.38 (p 0.116, n 18), 95% CI -0.10 to +0.72. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.45 (p 0.063, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis -0.21 (p 0.413); controlling for it: +0.50 (p 0.036, n 18). not the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.28 to +0.54, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.38 (p 0.116, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for KCNA2 in astrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.