The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 0061
16 Oct 2026, 15:43 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionACHE in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered9f8da52278c04504
discovery-0.19 p=0.231 n=42
replication+0.02 p=0.917 n=42
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho -0.19, p 0.231)
datasimulated substantia nigra cohort (84 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 0061: ACHE in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.09 (p 0.393, n 84), 95% CI -0.30 to +0.12. the interval sits on zero: probably nothing there.
- confounder
- adjusted for age, sex and PMI: -0.11 (p 0.306, n 84). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis -0.72 (p 1.8e-14); controlling for it: -0.13 (p 0.224, n 84). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.12 to -0.06, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.01 (p 0.948, n 75). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ACHE in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.