The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 3890
20 Oct 2026, 05:16 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCLU in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered63421645c5a945cc
discovery-0.59 p=0.096 n=9
replication+0.78 p=0.013 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.59, p 0.096)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 3890: CLU in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.10 (p 0.690, n 18), 95% CI -0.38 to +0.54. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.06 (p 0.807, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.13 (p 0.597, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.23, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors +0.10 (p 0.690, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for CLU in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.