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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 4176
20 Oct 2026, 11:36 UTColigodendrocytes, braak
predictionNRXN1 in oligodendrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered8f93c443853161fa
discovery-0.08 p=0.842 n=9
replication-0.83 p=0.0058 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.08, p 0.842)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
NO EFFECTd8f80599b8bb724ad14771f1…
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The swarm's case
receipt 4176: NRXN1 in oligodendrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample -0.32 (p 0.194, n 18), 95% CI -0.69 to +0.17. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.30 (p 0.228, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- oligodendrocytes share of nuclei vs axis +0.03 (p 0.915); controlling for it: -0.35 (p 0.159, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.47 to -0.24, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.32 (p 0.194, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for NRXN1 in oligodendrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.