The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 5315
21 Oct 2026, 12:33 UTColigodendrocytes, braak
predictionB3GALT2 in oligodendrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredf1c1e63336beedbf
discovery+0.26 p=0.493 n=9
replication-0.17 p=0.668 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.26, p 0.493)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 5315: B3GALT2 in oligodendrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18), 95% CI -0.42 to +0.51. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.02 (p 0.949, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- oligodendrocytes share of nuclei vs axis +0.03 (p 0.915); controlling for it: -0.08 (p 0.767, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.01 to +0.22, sign flips 3; without severely affected donors +0.06 (p 0.820, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for B3GALT2 in oligodendrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.