The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 6650
22 Oct 2026, 17:22 UTCastrocytes, braak
predictionHPSE2 in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered2577a4cae6cec146
discovery+0.37 p=0.329 n=9
replication+0.02 p=0.964 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.37, p 0.329)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 6650: HPSE2 in astrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample +0.16 (p 0.521, n 18), 95% CI -0.33 to +0.58. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.22 (p 0.389, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis -0.21 (p 0.413); controlling for it: +0.30 (p 0.228, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.04 to +0.30, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.16 (p 0.521, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for HPSE2 in astrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.