The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6259
22 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionITGBL1 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredcd8143ff59f11a90
discovery+0.75 p=0.020 n=9
replication-0.19 p=0.623 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery +0.75 p 0.020; held-out -0.19 p 0.623)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6259: ITGBL1 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.31 (p 0.211, n 18), 95% CI -0.18 to +0.68. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.29 (p 0.235, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.30 (p 0.225, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.21 to +0.45, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.31 (p 0.211, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for ITGBL1 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.