The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3170
19 Oct 2026, 13:56 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCTSF in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredffd77d103f207139
discovery+0.18 p=0.639 n=9
replication+0.04 p=0.927 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.18, p 0.639)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3170: CTSF in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.12 (p 0.640, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.07 (p 0.781, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.04 (p 0.861, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.00 to +0.25, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.12 (p 0.640, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CTSF in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.